Example sentences of "[vb -s] a long [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Resuming the journey from Stone House Bridge , the road now starts a long climb to its summit , rising gently at first and with the Dee an inseparable companion alongside . |
| 2 | In Fox 's case , practice obviously goes a long way to making perfect . |
| 3 | The actual construction of a carpet goes a long way to determining how long it will keep its original appearance . |
| 4 | The incident goes a long way to explaining Chapman 's later enthusiasm for floodlit football . |
| 5 | People do n't usually hit out unless they are upset or angry , so showing you understand their feelings goes a long way to preventing them from expressing that anger towards you . |
| 6 | In this way , the learner will gain confidence , and this goes a long way to promoting safe practice if at a later time adequate guidance and support are lacking . |
| 7 | Huntington 's argument goes a long way to making clear the disappointment a reader experiences if he approaches the Wellsian SF novels in chronological order . |
| 8 | After all , that is the first thing about us that others see and a well-groomed , well-dressed image reflected back at us from the mirror goes a long way to bolstering our private and public confidence . |
| 9 | This is a real advantage when using the A2 live and also goes a long way to keeping the engineer happy in the studio , without taking precious minutes to reprogram . |
| 10 | Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley is a regular , and the restaurant also goes a long way to explaining Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke 's well-rounded appearance . |
| 11 | Whether it 's a long-term or short-term problem you will find gentle exercise and relaxation through yoga will be beneficial to you mentally and physically , and we always find that a good massage goes a long way to easing tension and making you feel better . |
| 12 | The WYSIWYG add-in goes a long way to helping you see how your masterpiece will eventually print out — but only approximately ( it 's pretty much like Windows 1-2-3 in that respect ! ) . |
| 13 | Bourdieu goes a long way to remedying this defect in his treatment of actual practices in his structure ( fields ) . |
| 14 | That undoubtedly goes a long way to explaining the inspectors ' report . |
| 15 | The Law Society have now introduced the Client Care Scheme , which goes a long way to bonding this relationship at the outset . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I soon discovered that a lot of the local children stuck together and that outsiders were n't made very welcome — even if you come from another part of Cornwall it takes a long time to be accepted . |
| 18 | The road tops a hill and commences a long descent to a built-up area that , even when seen at a distance , is obviously a place of greater importance than any yet seen on the journey . |
| 19 | Johnson devotes a long paragraph to the old woman 's but as Dr Livingstone might have described an African kraal . |
| 20 | The road continues south , climbing over a rise with a good retrospective view of the full length of Kingsdale and then makes a long descent to Thornton in Lonsdale after a branch turns off to the right for the A65 at Westhouse . |