Example sentences of "[pron] went a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last there was room for a central bureau of information , which went a long way to reducing the confusion caused by overlapping responsibilities . |
| 2 | For it was he who arranged the finance which went a long way towards putting the station on the air . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Did you say these used to rub your toes when you went a long way in them ? |
| 5 | Whatever implement it was that hit him went a long way round his skull but did n't penetrate very far , for which he should thank his stars . ’ |
| 6 | It went a long way . ’ |