Example sentences of "[adv] goes a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cheese is a protein of high biological value and a little goes a long way . |
| 2 | The other characteristic is that their influence seems out of all proportion to the amount present : a little goes a long way . |
| 3 | Although they can be expensive , essential oils are highly concentrated substances ; in practice , a little goes a long way . |
| 4 | It 's not cheap but the dispenser means a little goes a long way and it 's more hygienic than a pot . |
| 5 | I doubt if the soot would actively harm your fish , but a little goes a long way . |
| 6 | With leaves that are streaked with bright cream or marked in bold , gold blotches , a little goes a long way . |
| 7 | Yes , I have , but … but a little goes a long way . ’ |
| 8 | Yet a little goes a long way . |
| 9 | A little goes a long way ; too much is unbearably sentimental . |
| 10 | A LITTLE goes a long way with UNICEF . |
| 11 | In Fox 's case , practice obviously goes a long way to making perfect . |
| 12 | Mr Gandhi has an election coming up and a big one-day cricket tournament not only goes down well with the electorate , but also goes a long way towards providing a short-term solution to the unemployment problem . |
| 13 | This is a real advantage when using the A2 live and also goes a long way to keeping the engineer happy in the studio , without taking precious minutes to reprogram . |
| 14 | Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley is a regular , and the restaurant also goes a long way to explaining Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke 's well-rounded appearance . |
| 15 | The Course also goes a long way to accommodate the not uncommon student experience of making a mistaken choice of degree subject . |
| 16 | That undoubtedly goes a long way to explaining the inspectors ' report . |