Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] long way [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First we felt that women have come a long way given the very radical and novel nature of their demands to enter public life as individuals in their own right . |
| 2 | 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 . " |
| 3 | ‘ You 've come a long way to do just that . ’ |
| 4 | I 've come a long way to make a reconciliation with him , and I do n't want interference from some snooty cocktail waitress . |
| 5 | He 's got a long way to go home , ’ said Ray Shepherd quietly . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've got a long way to go before I 'm thirty , ’ she 'd say . |
| 7 | The birth was on July 1st and at 7 lb 7 oz he 's got a long way to go to catch up to dad . |
| 8 | Brothers , sisters , President , we 've still got a long way to go . |
| 9 | You 've got a long way to go before you can set up on your own . |
| 10 | As I say you 've er , you 've got a long way to go , okay , fine thank you . |
| 11 | However , we 've still got a long way to go on working together with the health service ’ . |
| 12 | Gemma 's got a long way to go before she gets to eighty |
| 13 | Phil 's got a long way to go actually |
| 14 | I do n't know , there 's still got a long way to go though |
| 15 | mm , I 've got a long way to go yet then have I ? |
| 16 | He 's got a long way to go to find it . |
| 17 | I know that some British civil servants are making considerable efforts to improve erm in these terms but erm I think we 've still got a long way to go in appreciating the importance of at least being able to understand somebody else 's language , erm even if you ca n't always erm communicate in it as well as you can in your own . |
| 18 | It does n't need me to say that we 've got a long way to go . |
| 19 | This is a bit odd cos Banbury 's got a long way to travel |
| 20 | You 've got a long way to travel . |
| 21 | If she had said no he would have had a long way to jump . |
| 22 | Although you might have driven a long way to get there , do n't put yourself into a situation you ca n't handle . |
| 23 | Certainly we have gone a long way to improve the ‘ traditional ’ British Rail sandwich . ’ |
| 24 | They also argue that the latest draft of the charter , drawn up by President Mitterrand , has already gone a long way to assuage Mrs Thatcher 's legitimate fears about the loss of British sovereignty . |
| 25 | This minor impediment for the flanker is just sufficient to allow a fraction more time and space for the half-back to get things moving and has gone a long way to assist in opening the game up . |
| 26 | I think the Home Secretary has gone a long way to meet many anxieties which were expressed |