Example sentences of "he [modal v] [vb infin] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 'll go a long way out of his way for something he likes to eat , will your average fox . |
| 2 | He could see the long walkway below him , the small iron gates at each end with steps leading down to both sides of the house . |
| 3 | From where he stood , he could see the long procession outside the walls , motionless now , and the wagons unshackled behind it . |
| 4 | He 'd come a long way for a dude from Texas , and it had all been so very easy for the man with the Gary Cooper smile . |
| 5 | He would walk a long distance out to some pub , often the Malcolm Arms at Anton 's Gowt , and have lunch in the bar on beer and bread and cheese . |
| 6 | Thus , where the tenant had been innocently misled into believing that he would obtain a long term , and had invested heavily in the property next door , whereas the landlord in fact had plans for immediate redevelopment , the Court of Appeal upheld an order for a break-clause exercisable after the first three years of the term ( Amika Motors Ltd v Colebrook Holdings Ltd ( 1981 ) 259 EG 243 ) . |
| 7 | ‘ His investigative talent , which he displayed in this instance , will no doubt stand him in good stead in the future and I hope that he will have a long and distinguished career , ’ he said . |