Example sentences of "have [verb] a long way " in BNC.

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1 A long time in the dark and he d have to go a long way round if he was n't to upset the sheep and alert Jack .
2 ‘ We have to go a long way south before we get to Alaska , ’ he said .
3 It will create interest in the foreground which I think is important and often , especially looking across water an expanse of water if you have n't got any interesting detail in the foreground yo you have to go a long way into the picture before it begins to get interesting .
4 We have travelled a long way from the traditional " dualist " and " monist " views of style outlined in Chapter 1 .
5 But the family sat on with the inertia of those who have travelled a long way and are reluctant to face the effort of arrival .
6 All in all , they have travelled a long way since that night when Santos led a nervous band of campesinos , complete with a BBC camera crew , onto Doña Elsa 's cattle ranch .
7 We have travelled a long way from the original accelerationist hypothesis as set out in Friedman 's Presidential Address .
8 Truly , we have travelled a long way from the high hopes and higher hyperbole of the 1980s , when inward investment offered a fast-track escape route from a crumbling manufacturing base .
9 The only difficulty you might face is in getting the right look — doors that match the style of your house — but manufacturers have come a long way from the early aluminium-framed types , and a range of styles is now available .
10 Simulators have come a long way in recent years and today many of them use screen addressing to update the information .
11 The Social Democrats have come a long way since the early 1980s when , newly tossed into opposition , the party was crippled by defeatism .
12 Our cosmetics and toiletries have come a long way since the days when Elizabeth I used highly toxic lead powder to whiten and enhance her complexion !
13 Fainting goats have come a long way since the days when farmers used them as decoys to protect herds of sheep from coyotes ( coyote arrives ; goat faints and is devoured ; sheep escape ) .
14 We have come a long way .
15 We have come a long way since the idealism of Lord Devlin — and that was only twenty years ago .
16 In the event , the announcement was premature ; but fusion researchers have come a long way since then
17 But , ’ he continued seriously , ‘ I do see danger for you and I also feel sorry , as you have come a long way for nothing . ’
18 Wintec and Thorowgood saddles have come a long way since early designs and Thorowgood also make wipe-clean bridles that look smart enough for most occasions .
19 We have come a long way since then , and one of the greatest stresses in the world today is loneliness .
20 Microwave ovens have come a long way since they first appeared in our kitchens about 20 years ago , but how do you know which type will suit your style of cooking ?
21 The Inspirals have come a long way from 1989 's full-tilt three-minute organ romp early days .
22 But manufacturers have come a long way from the aluminium-framed picture windows that disfigured so many homes in the early days of the replacement window boom , and a wide range of window styles is now available .
23 First we felt that women have come a long way given the very radical and novel nature of their demands to enter public life as individuals in their own right .
24 And while the original Ethernet spec was a lowest-common-denominator approach , using the crudest cable and a distinctly modest data rate , things have come a long way since then .
25 There are still many gaps , but we have come a long way .
26 Then the Bishop firmly gripped the King 's tunic round his chest and shook it violently , saying again , " You owe me a kiss because I have come a long way to see you . "
27 We have come a long way since then , thanks to the vast amount of public investment over the last century .
28 Spices certainly have come a long way since their early days , when they were a rare commodity and it was considered an honour to receive them as a gift .
29 We have come a long way since then , writes Dr David Breeze , Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments .
30 We have come a long way in this preliminary discussion without saying anything about what actually counts as data in the social sciences .
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