Example sentences of "[verb] a long [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the Bishop firmly gripped the King 's tunic round his chest and shook it violently , saying again , " You owe me a kiss because I have come a long way to see you . " |
| 2 | ‘ You 've come a long way to do just that . ’ |
| 3 | I 've come a long way to make a reconciliation with him , and I do n't want interference from some snooty cocktail waitress . |
| 4 | Reversed from previous years , the last 10 miles included a long climb to begin with and continued on higher ground , which was exposed to both direct sun and prevailing wind . |
| 5 | And war , once started , has a long road to run . |
| 6 | Obviously he has a long way to mature physically , but he 's surpassed our hopes . |
| 7 | There is a clear value in reducing the amount of chemical waste which has to be got rid of — and that thinking has a long way to go . |
| 8 | He has a long way to go before equalling last year 's prize money of £42,399 , but the wonder horse proved that he is again in irresistible form when opening Whitaker 's account with a first prize of £3,700 . |
| 9 | He believes it still has a long way to go . |
| 10 | But he has a long way to go to close down Sir Teddy 's 15,000 majority . |
| 11 | The stock still has a long way to go before its regains the 780p level at which its stood in early April before a warning of a slow-down in sales . |
| 12 | The other part , communication , still has a long way to go . |
| 13 | It is sad that a man with so many good qualities should have led so many down the wrong path , damaging the sport he obviously loves , but I feel that the Charlie Francis story still has a long way to go . |
| 14 | But even Heathrow has a long way to go . |
| 15 | The Oxenhope Straw Race has a long way to go before it reaches its centenary , but the aims of the people who organise it and take part are the same as those who in the nineteenth century began the hospital sings at Holmfirth and Mapplewell . |
| 16 | Shearer has not proved himself yet and has a long way to go . ’ |
| 17 | Thankfully , ‘ Dirty ’ , the Sonics ' recent Geffen album , entered the UK Top Ten during the first week of release and , even if it has a long way to go to equal the sales of ‘ Nevermind ’ , things could be taking a turn for the better . |
| 18 | But the full integration of special needs students has a long way to go , and requires much more commitment to the adaptation and modification of plans and a further shift of resources to those whose need is greatest . |
| 19 | The DTI still has a long way to go before it can seriously contest the Treasury 's hegemony over matters economic . |
| 20 | Kubota has at least half a dozen Alpha chips in the labs , but says it still has a long way to go before there is sufficient software support to bring out the Titan 2.0 . |
| 21 | The IMS 's final comment is important : ‘ If economic revolutions are about wealth creation rather than redistribution , this latest one still has a long way to go ’ ( ‘ Services : the second industrial revolution ? ’ by Amin Rajan , Report by the Institute of Manpower Services Group , Butterworths , reported in the Financial Times , 5 February 1987 ) . |
| 22 | Mister Grant has a long way to go before he will fully recover from his injuries . |
| 23 | But Scotland has a long way to go before the symbiosis of locals and visitors becomes a reality . |
| 24 | ‘ But I rather think my modest , high-minded , fastidious , idealistic wife has a long way to go before she qualifies for that description . ’ |
| 25 | Romania has a long way to go before it can even begin to climb out of its paralysis . |
| 26 | Nothing much between the two teams on form … they 're two places and eight points apart … both are in the frame for the play-off places but the promotion race has a long way to go yet … |
| 27 | He has a long way to go but will keep playing as an amateur and then try to qualify for the Britsh open … |
| 28 | He has a long way to go but will keep playing as an amateur and then try to qualify for the Britsh open … |
| 29 | This young man has a long way to go if he 's to earn a PhD in Biology like his mum . |
| 30 | He has a long way to go but he has the right attitude . ’ |