Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] a long 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 | Romania has a long way to go before it can even begin to climb out of its paralysis . |
| 4 | Such difficult transition demands time and balance and Romania has a long way to go before it is comfortable with its new identity . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | A little of Giles goes a long way . |
| 7 | But Scotland has a long way to go before the symbiosis of locals and visitors becomes a reality . |
| 8 | Mister Grant has a long way to go before he will fully recover from his injuries . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , Mr Lamont has a long way to go before he can recover the confidence of Scottish business leaders . |
| 10 | With the rain teeming down at the Manor , Italy seemed a long way off — too far for United . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Final victory over Germany appeared a long way off . |
| 14 | The lights of Soufrière twinkled a long way off as they set off into the black , and headed north for Marigot Bay . |
| 15 | But even Heathrow has a long way to go . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | But Stewart dived a long way to his left to scoop up the ball one handed just inches from the turf . |
| 18 | However , Stewart dived a long way to his left to scoop up the ball one handed inches from the turf . |
| 19 | I got in touch with the linguists in the University and the College of Education , and was asked if I could do some teaching in March ( March seeming a long way away , I agreed ) . |
| 20 | My posting to the 2ème Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes seemed a long way away . |