Example sentences of "[pers pn] have a [adj] [noun sg] to go " in BNC.
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| 1 | British Aerospace was brilliant , as long as I had , I had a good reason to go away they 'd give me , they said they 'd pay for , I mean one year I did six weeks away paid and then anot another year I did two months non pay and I still kept me job , that 's when I went up the for two months all I was just labour doing it then . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've a good mind to go down to Mrs Wright 's now and get to the bottom of this , ’ said his Dad as Philip went upstairs . |
| 3 | I 've a good mind to go to the Bodega Bar with ye … they sell alcoholic beverages . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 've a good mind to go and have it out with him here and now . |
| 5 | I 've a long way to go when it comes to these explanations . |
| 6 | ‘ Bloody hell — I do n't neglect that kid , I 'm a good mother to her , I 've a perfect right to go out of an evening . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | " Do you have a long way to go ? " |
| 9 | For instance , if you 've a long way to go , it 's better to get there slowly than not at all . ’ |
| 10 | You 've a long way to go yet and a lot to learn . |
| 11 | By the time she had got her cases up to the guest room , made the bed up and sorted out her food supplies it was beginning to get dark and , although she had a burning desire to go up to the studio , caution prevailed . |
| 12 | Being a mere apprentice was boring and carried no cachet , and Lydia was dauntedly aware that she had a long way to go before she achieved the skills and ease of perfection . |
| 13 | You have a long way to go to win them back . |
| 14 | ‘ So , ’ he mused , ‘ you have a matching temper to go with that fiery hair . |
| 15 | Those U.S. immigration officials who inquire suspiciously if you have a permanent address to go to and sufficient funds to keep you going for 90 days would be providing a more humanitaran service were they to refuse admission to anyone unable to produce documentary proof of passing a course in how to order a American-style breakfast . |
| 16 | We 've a long way to go , pet , and you 've had an exciting day ’ , Tamar said firmly . |
| 17 | We had a long way to go and to start by knocking the monarchy would n't go down too well at home . |
| 18 | The majority of people were sympathetic , but we had a long way to go before people would be shouting ‘ Honte à la reine Britannique ’ in the streets . |
| 19 | We knew we had a tough target to go for . |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . ’ |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | So it is clear we have a long way to go before we can store up all the experiences of humankind . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . |
| 27 | 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 ’ . |
| 28 | Perhaps we are just beginning to see how the brain works , but we have a long way to go . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | ‘ 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 . ’ |