Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] a [adj] 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 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 ? |
| 4 | I hung around for a while … now I come to think of it , I walked a short way along the path , looking for him . ’ |
| 5 | Silver and I followed a long way behind the rest , and I had to help him . |
| 6 | Why should n't I have a different way of estimating it ? |
| 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 | ‘ I wanted a legitimate way to increase my profile , ’ Shelley says , ‘ but I do n't like doing things just for my own benefit , so I was very comfortable with this idea because it was intended to benefit all its members . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Well , you got a nice way with you , Sergeant Joe , ’ said Mrs Beavis , ‘ and I do n't suppose many women would find it easy to say no to you , whatever you wanted . ’ |
| 16 | Although she lived a long way from the town , she seldom missed Brownie Pack Meeting . |
| 17 | The Focus Activity asks you to choose an alternative way of delivering care ; to describe how this could be implemented in your situation ; and what the consequences might be for individual clients , costs and staffing . |
| 18 | You walk a long way when you go to , across Crackside . |
| 19 | ‘ You always say that but then you find a new way . ’ |
| 20 | " Do you have a long way to go ? " |
| 21 | 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 ! |
| 22 | Did you say these used to rub your toes when you went a long way in them ? |
| 23 | Can you walk a long way , Tessy ? ’ |
| 24 | She felt a long way away from him , and superior , also . |
| 25 | ‘ Does she live a long way off ? ’ |
| 26 | Fire extinguishers for home use are not generally recommended by fire prevention experts , except as a safeguard it you live a long way from your nearest fire station . |
| 27 | For instance , if you 've a long way to go , it 's better to get there slowly than not at all . ’ |
| 28 | You 've a long way to go yet and a lot to learn . |
| 29 | She had a long way , still , to go . |
| 30 | Being a mere apprentice was boring and carried no cachet , and Lydia was dauntedly aware that she had a long way to go before she achieved the skills and ease of perfection . |