Example sentences of "it [vb -s] a long [noun] " 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 | ‘ Geographically it looks a long way but in travel time it is n't very far at all . ’ |
| 7 | It has a long half life and may be administered either orally or intravenously . |
| 8 | It has a long tradition of settlement , the hill having been a fortified place since the mid-tenth century . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It has a long history and in 1843 twelve Bronze Age artefacts and two portions of a sword were found whilst digging a drain . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | It has a long body with overlapping scales , with a concentration of fins at the hind end . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | It says a long queue is forming . |
| 21 | Try to get a small amount of airbrake on and keep the glider off the ground as long as you can , even if it floats a long way into the airfield . |
| 22 | It plucks a long grass stem , carefully strips it of any side leaves it may have and then pokes it down one of the entrance holes of a termite nest . |
| 23 | ‘ It sounds a long way and it 'll be getting dark soon . ’ |
| 24 | Population history ignores political or military chronology ; it requires a long view and it will be helpful to take one at the outset by considering the years between 1880 and 1945 as a whole . |
| 25 | ‘ I think it takes a long while for The Wedding Present to build up trust in someone . |
| 26 | but you know , it takes a long while to get over it |
| 27 | The second — Mr Lawson 's line -that demand is indeed slowing down , but that it takes a long time to affect the balance of payments . |
| 28 | It takes a long time to reach Dynjandi , but the weather improves as the day wears on , leaving me with wonderful views across the Arnarfjörđ3ur , its far peaks wreathed in clouds . |
| 29 | It takes a long time to warm up , a very long time , but then I sleep as though practising for death . |
| 30 | It is not fair to expect your local delicatessen to do it for you as it takes a long time to slice the whole ham and Parma must be cut thinly . |