Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | The recently published book Collecting Lustreware goes a long way to correct such assumptions , for it gives a comprehensive account of all British pottery and porcelain manufacturers who are known to have made and/or decorated lustreware — and there was no shortage of them . |
| 2 | Little was known about the products of many of these areas , and much research still needs to be done but Collecting Lustreware goes a long way to redressing the balance . |
| 3 | P&O Roadtanks Tanker Driver , Ian Newman found a novel way of training for the marathon |
| 4 | Romania has a long way to go before it can even begin to climb out of its paralysis . |
| 5 | Such difficult transition demands time and balance and Romania has a long way to go before it is comfortable with its new identity . |
| 6 | Military pressure on Mr Gorbachev to find a quick way of ending the war stems from a bigger worry : that , by letting America take over conduct of the war , the Soviet Union will see its influence suffer in the region , especially if American troops stay on once the fighting is over . |
| 7 | DAMON Hill went a long way towards fulfilling the hopes of his family and army of fans when he grabbed provisional pole position for Sunday 's Monaco Grand Prix . |
| 8 | A little of Giles goes a long way . |
| 9 | But Scotland has a long way to go before the symbiosis of locals and visitors becomes a reality . |
| 10 | Owen and Georgiades went a little way off and squatted down beneath the trees to wait . |
| 11 | Mister Grant has a long way to go before he will fully recover from his injuries . |
| 12 | Maurice came a little way into the room , looked down at the body and moved away again . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , Mr Lamont has a long way to go before he can recover the confidence of Scottish business leaders . |
| 14 | Strichen lies a little way down from the left shoulder of Scotland along which they travelled to reach Inverness . |
| 15 | AMERICAN senator Teddy Kennedy chose a novel way of proposing to his new wife , Vicky Reggie . |
| 16 | Bigwig went a little way down the run and stopped at the entrance to a large burrow . |
| 17 | Mr Malik had a winning way with the press release . |
| 18 | Events in March went a considerable way towards determining the outcome of the contests for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations . |
| 19 | However the cause is not simply too many Eurocrats in Brussels , directors of the commission are often sensible and come in general terms to Britain suggesting a simple way of dealing with the problem . |
| 20 | With the rain teeming down at the Manor , Italy seemed a long way off — too far for United . |
| 21 | Aphrodisias seems a long way from anywhere , but it is worth the trip for it is one of the most exciting archaeological sites in Turkey . |
| 22 | Nathan advanced a little way . |
| 23 | I think , I think , that I think that the children and the pensioners and the sick people of Britain come a long way before income tax cuts next year , or for many years to come . |
| 24 | Final victory over Germany appeared a long way off . |
| 25 | The lights of Soufrière twinkled a long way off as they set off into the black , and headed north for Marigot Bay . |
| 26 | But even Heathrow has a long way to go . |
| 27 | Greg retreated a short way down the path , and the Fire Officer turned back to the operation . |
| 28 | Jean-Claude had a different way of looking at moral issues from the one in which I had been brought up , and judged correct . |
| 29 | Michael Jacobs suggests a better way . |
| 30 | And though , once she hit her formidable histrionic stride , it was possible to feel that a little of Bette Davis went a long way , her excesses were surely preferable to the homogenised blandness of those mass-produced Hollywood sirens of whom a lot went a very little way indeed . |