Example sentences of "it [verb] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Besides this , it goes a long way to account for their toughness , as we shall see in Chapter 9 . |
| 2 | Apparently it goes a long way . |
| 3 | No I , I would think the black and the white were one , but mind you it goes a long blinking way do n't it ? |
| 4 | often it involves a long chase in which the relationships between the record company personnel , the artist and the manager can be the deciding factor . |
| 5 | Once established , it produces a long runner , which in turn develops shoots . |
| 6 | And it made a long garage . |
| 7 | Of the two Opens Sandy never looked like winning until the end ; Seve had it won a long way away . |
| 8 | ‘ Geographically it looks a long way but in travel time it is n't very far at all . ’ |
| 9 | It has a long half life and may be administered either orally or intravenously . |
| 10 | It has a long tradition of settlement , the hill having been a fortified place since the mid-tenth century . |
| 11 | Thankfully , ‘ Dirty ’ , the Sonics ' recent Geffen album , entered the UK Top Ten during the first week of release and , even if it has a long way to go to equal the sales of ‘ Nevermind ’ , things could be taking a turn for the better . |
| 12 | The nation-state is inevitably becoming weaker as power goes both up to Europe and down to regions and districts , but it has a long life yet , and the British people have many uses for it . |
| 13 | It has a long history and in 1843 twelve Bronze Age artefacts and two portions of a sword were found whilst digging a drain . |
| 14 | Although it has a long history , the paradox of the Prisoners ' Dilemma has recently been much studied for the light it may shed on the evolution of altruistic or cooperative behaviour . |
| 15 | The blue-flowered garden species of this genus ( N. x faassenii ) , also called catmint , is highly decorative , with its grey leaves and long-lasting flower spikes , but N. cataria is the true herb , of little known but considerable medical use , for which it has a long history , back to Gerard 's day and earlier , though it is not so used nowadays . |
| 16 | It has a long history of urban culture as a market centre for a pastoral and agricultural hinterland , as a garrison town and a centre of services and administration , and it is equally placed as the gateway to the Mittelland . |
| 17 | If a WC is blocked , a large sink plunger may work ( do n't use one with a metal flange which could damage the pan ) , provided it has a long handle ; alternatively , use a length of drain rod fitted with a rubber disc . |
| 18 | Although this matting is new in the UK , it has a long record or success in countries where ceramic floor tiles are more widely used . |
| 19 | It has a long record of allocating high proportions of its annual budgets to defence , even appearing in the market for a submarine fleet in 1986 . |
| 20 | It has a long body with overlapping scales , with a concentration of fins at the hind end . |
| 21 | The building is an exciting example of 1909 — lo Art Deco , using a wide range of materials including brick , and it has a long glass gallery at roof level . |
| 22 | It rose a long way . |
| 23 | It proposed a long term strategy to " release the energies of ordinary people by enabling them to take charge of their lives " , noting that agriculture remained the " primary foundation for growth " and emphasizing food security rather than food self-sufficiency . |
| 24 | It says a long queue is forming . |
| 25 | It seemed a long way , though , from the summer perfume of myrtle and orange-blossom , the brilliance of white fluted marble , the wreathing steam , the orderly practices of the sugar-yards , the worksongs of the scything and the vintage , the glory of the sun setting , of the sun rising out of the sea . |
| 26 | it seemed a long way away |
| 27 | It seemed a long way away and he focused his mind with an effort . |
| 28 | It seemed a long way away but before we knew it we were paying the last of the deposits . |
| 29 | It seemed a long way to the building , but eventually she heard his footsteps on wood and knew they had arrived . |
| 30 | It seemed a long night , interrupted only by Mason 's groans , and by occasional animal-like noises from the secret room . |