Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] a long way " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | With the rain teeming down at the Manor , Italy seemed a long way off — too far for United . |
| 3 | Final victory over Germany appeared a long way off . |
| 4 | The lights of Soufrière twinkled a long way off as they set off into the black , and headed north for Marigot Bay . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But Stewart dived a long way to his left to scoop up the ball one handed just inches from the turf . |
| 7 | However , Stewart dived a long way to his left to scoop up the ball one handed inches from the turf . |
| 8 | My posting to the 2ème Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes seemed a long way away . |