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 ? |