Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [art] long way " in BNC.

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1 I got a long way to go to get to high class .
2 I came a long way to say I 'm sorry , ’ Leonora reminded him .
3 I drove the long way round , debating what to say and do . ’
4 I think it was Old Harlow or Hoddesdon somewhere I used to go , I know a long way off we had to go because there was n't anything round here was there ?
5 I walked the long way with the early sun bright in my eyes and frosted gravel crisp beneath my feet .
6 Silver and I followed a long way behind the rest , and I had to help him .
7 I took a long way round to Ramon 's friend 's address and told him what had happened .
8 I live a long way out of town . ’
9 Unhappily , such days do not come too often , for I live a long way from Ringwood and it is a very popular river in that area .
10 I live a long way away , actually .
11 Joe and I mean I come a long way and they said he told them I wan na pop in Friday morning before we go He was surprised He said well I were n't surprised , I said but er you know I want a name yeah well , he just said well I ca n't he ca n't fault me on anything .
12 I 've a long way to go when it comes to these explanations .
13 Although I feel I have a long way to go , I 'm a lot more aware of myself , so whenever I get twinges of pain I adjust accordingly and the pain immediately eases .
14 ‘ Hard graft , mind , but at least they 're decent to you , aye , and fair too which goes a long way . ’
15 One study which goes a long way towards identifying dimensions of the culture of the shop floor , and the political relatedness of workers to their enterprise has been completed by Paul E. Willis .
16 Patronage was necessary , because it was expected that the member of parliament should be able to obtain it , a fact which goes a long way towards explaining the close links between so many Scots members of parliament and administration .
17 The Law Society have now introduced the Client Care Scheme , which goes a long way to bonding this relationship at the outset .
18 At last there was room for a central bureau of information , which went a long way to reducing the confusion caused by overlapping responsibilities .
19 For it was he who arranged the finance which went a long way towards putting the station on the air .
20 Also on Oct. 17 the Supreme Soviet passed a decree which went a long way towards meeting other student demands , and secured an end to the protests .
21 The reader should be aware , however , that recent years have seen the enactment of a number of important statutory forms of liability in particular areas of exceptional risk which go a long way towards avoiding the likelihood of protracted litigation inherent in the ill-defined nature of the rules of strict liability at common law .
22 The regulations , which go a long way towards updating the older health and safety laws , cover a wide range of basic health , safety and welfare issues .
23 But markets provide useful competition with local banks , which have a long way to go before they learn to allocate capital efficiently .
24 Although she lived a long way from the town , she seldom missed Brownie Pack Meeting .
25 You walk a long way when you go to , across Crackside .
26 " Do you have a long way to go ? "
27 I know it is hard for those of you travelling a long way , but it is very disconcerting for the poor teacher to have a steady trickle of latecomers all through the lesson — particularly when most of the latecomers are not the people who have travelled furthest !
28 Had she gone the long way round , using a main road , she would only have added 10 minutes to her journey .
29 She took the long way home , and walked slowly .
30 Did you say these used to rub your toes when you went a long way in them ?
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