Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [verb] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This afternoon 's coverage should go a long way in helping you set up your own firm , ’ he said , wiping his hands on a serviette . |
| 2 | collection of data may take a long time especially if the survey covers a wide geographical area |
| 3 | It was the only time I felt slightly frightened and that was mainly because I 'd heard that a posterior labour could last a long time — even 24 hours . |
| 4 | The feminine touch in the car showroom could go a long way towards clinching a deal , the Retail Motor Industry Federation said yesterday . |
| 5 | We will have more success at slowing world population growth if we see it as problem of enabling women in poor countries to have control over their own reproduction , which some carefully targeted development aid could go a long way towards achieving . |
| 6 | Most of these solutions would take a long time to implement . |
| 7 | The second alternative would take a long time to achieve . |
| 8 | Given the long times required to charge the larger rods , you can see that after getting a first qualitative result with the smallest rods within a few weeks , a proper quantitative analysis to test the variation with rod diameter and current , and so establish the nature of the effect would take a long time . |
| 9 | The sedimentologist of the distant future will find a long trough filled with deltaic and fluviatile sediments with clear evidence of their provenance from the north-west and of longitudinal infilling like so many other trough.shaped basins up and down the stratigraphical column . |
| 10 | EIGHT hours of athletics at Bebington on Saturday will go a long way to deciding who goes on a two-day trip to Blackpool next month . |
| 11 | Seats that can face wither forward or to the rear are standard on many models , which is useful as the seat will have a longer utility value . |
| 12 | The Black Molly will live a longer healthier life in the brackish water aquarium as will the Sailfin Molly , and many of the other mollies man-made for the aquarium trade . |
| 13 | Fan assisted cabinets have a very rapid recovery following an air change , whereas plate evaporator designs can take a long time to return to the correct storage temperature . |
| 14 | Since very small , light animals can fall a long way without being hurt , it 's quite likely that it survived in the forest world under the tree and had the second most interesting experience any tree frog has ever had . |
| 15 | In addition to the occasional attendance at rehearsals by the incumbent , positive words of appreciation can go a long way in making the musician feel that the job is worthwhile . |
| 16 | Our exclusive interview with Steffi elsewhere in this issue should go a long way to satisfying the demands of her fans , many of whom continue to demand more and more information about their favourite player . |
| 17 | To achieve this ISO must have a longer lifetime than IRAS . |
| 18 | Captain George Sutherland , director of marine operations for Shetland Island Council , said : ‘ The proposals for traffic separation should go a long way to providing protection for the adjacent coastline and we are content with the measures . ’ |
| 19 | Western countries must take a longer term perspective . |
| 20 | Aristocratic rivalries might go a long way to explain the ineffectiveness of English armies , as one of the chronicler 's few detailed descriptions of internal affairs indicates . |
| 21 | The government 's manifesto commitment was to increase benefit in line with prices but this does not guarantee its future after the next election , and presumably any proposals on child benefit would have a long lead-in time . |
| 22 | ‘ That girl will go a long way — ’ |
| 23 | The head of the Exchange 's advertising department Boris Goldman believes that the opening of the exchange will go a long way to breaking the mafia art market in which Western and Russian intermediaries often knock down prices on Russian works of art . |
| 24 | ‘ Broke , and I can see that 2.1 disappearing over the event horizon , but fuck it ; I 've still got my integrity and my Möbius scarf , and a boy can go a long way with those things . |
| 25 | Two per cent insanity could go a long , long way . |
| 26 | This election could go a long way to sorting that out . |
| 27 | PLANTS should come a long way down the list of priorities for the novice gardener . |
| 28 | Those days must seem a long time ago . |
| 29 | Its adoption and implementation throughout the Community will go a long way towards ensuring equal conditions for UK investors exploring opportunities in other Member States . |
| 30 | Moreover , your sterling will go a long way — not a small consideration . |