Example sentences of "of the way to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The land rises most of the way to Aberangell , so the railway was well below us and usually visible .
2 The rate at which it does this is measured as a " time constant " — defined as the time it takes for the output to return 63 per cent of the way to baseline , after a shift in input voltage level .
3 Armed with this treat , I ran most of the way to Bugmore , where Dad would stop work , off we would go to the shed , sit on the upturned wooden wheelbarrow and thoroughly enjoy the snack .
4 AN OPERATION to move 250 pensioners from eight council care homes which are closing down is one third of the way to completion .
5 A single line railway ran from St George 's to Kelly 's Island , the full length of the colony , and many Bermudians brought their bicycles part of the way to town on the flat-cars attached to the train for that purpose .
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