Example sentences of "[verb] [art] long [noun sg] to see " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the Bishop firmly gripped the King 's tunic round his chest and shook it violently , saying again , " You owe me a kiss because I have come a long way to see you . " |
| 2 | ‘ You would have to go a long way to see a better game than that . |
| 3 | But it takes no long reflexion to see that , in this case , if the interrogative is acceptable , then it asks for a straightforward manner adverbial or its equivalent as an answer , and it is not directly related to the sentences in ( 33 ) . |
| 4 | The trouble has been , however , that with the longer construction periods for nuclear stations and the further period before their cheaper running costs will allegedly show up , it can take a long time to see which way the scales really tip . |
| 5 | But it also makes everything quite difficult to fully understand as it can take a long time to see what is really being said . |
| 6 | It seems to be working … more families are already making the long trip to see husbands and fathers |
| 7 | It was a day that twenty one soldiers had waited a long time to see . |
| 8 | I appreciate that the television companies have to get the best shots of the game or we 'd complain about that , but I think they should bear in mind those people who have paid to see the game and , in some cases like mine , travelled a long way to see the match . |