Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] a long [noun sg] to go " in BNC.
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1 | I 've a long way to go when it comes to these explanations . |
2 | Robert : I need a long nail to go right through . |
3 | Although I feel I have a long way to go , I 'm a lot more aware of myself , so whenever I get twinges of pain I adjust accordingly and the pain immediately eases . |
4 | For instance , if you 've a long way to go , it 's better to get there slowly than not at all . ’ |
5 | You 've a long way to go yet and a lot to learn . |
6 | You have a long way to go to win them back . |
7 | Elliott : You need a long piece to go right round him . |
8 | We 've a long way to go , pet , and you 've had an exciting day ’ , Tamar said firmly . |
9 | ‘ We are going to develop inducements and encouragements for a major expansion of research and development , because if we are going to rival our major competitors we have a long way to go in catching up with them . |
10 | We know from our informal discussions with politicians of all shades of opinion that we have a long way to go , but many have been sympathetic to our aims . |
11 | A Union of Democratic Forces spokesman , Mr Georgi Spassov , said : ‘ This demonstrates that we have a long way to go before we have true democracy in Bulgaria . ’ |
12 | The revolution that resulted in molecular biology enabled us to begin to understand many of the processes in the cell at the molecular level , although it must be stressed that we have a long way to go . |
13 | So it is clear we have a long way to go before we can store up all the experiences of humankind . |
14 | We have a long way to go before society really shifts in attitude , and both men and women assume that caring is not only a woman 's job . |
15 | ‘ We have a long way to go before we are able to record and translate accurately such imprints of ourselves left behind in the void of time . |
16 | The sponsorship money will be used to upgrade facilities at the Stoop Memorial Ground because , according to chairman Roger Looker , ‘ We recognise we have a long way to go towards what we consider to be adequate facilities , particularly if we sustain our growth ’ . |
17 | Perhaps we are just beginning to see how the brain works , but we have a long way to go . |
18 | This leads me to believe that the questions surrounding male/female relationships are not simple , and we have a long way to go before we can simply pursue the ‘ if only men would ’ formula . |
19 | ‘ We have somewhere between £22,000 and £23,000 in the bank and there is cash still to come in , but we have a long way to go . ’ |
20 | In an ideal world we would be recycling and re-using everything , but this is n't possible and we have a long way to go before we can turn all our waste into a resource . |
21 | They 've a long way to go if one of these youngsters are to compete at Sydney in the year 2 000 … but already they 've claimed a notable scalp . |
22 | If uranium prices are going to swing in favour of fast reactors , they have a long way to go . |
23 | Unfortunately , as this book points out , some of the alternatives may look good on paper but they have a long way to go before they can match the tokamak . |
24 | They have a long way to go . |