Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a [adj] way " in BNC.

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1 We have travelled a long way from the traditional " dualist " and " monist " views of style outlined in Chapter 1 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 We have travelled a long way from the original accelerationist hypothesis as set out in Friedman 's Presidential Address .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 Simulators have come a long way in recent years and today many of them use screen addressing to update the information .
8 The Social Democrats have come a long way since the early 1980s when , newly tossed into opposition , the party was crippled by defeatism .
9 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 !
10 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 ) .
11 We have come a long way .
12 We have come a long way since the idealism of Lord Devlin — and that was only twenty years ago .
13 In the event , the announcement was premature ; but fusion researchers have come a long way since then
14 But , ’ he continued seriously , ‘ I do see danger for you and I also feel sorry , as you have come a long way for nothing . ’
15 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 .
16 We have come a long way since then , and one of the greatest stresses in the world today is loneliness .
17 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 ?
18 The Inspirals have come a long way from 1989 's full-tilt three-minute organ romp early days .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 There are still many gaps , but we have come a long way .
23 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 . "
24 We have come a long way since then , thanks to the vast amount of public investment over the last century .
25 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 .
26 We have come a long way since then , writes Dr David Breeze , Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments .
27 We have come a long way in this preliminary discussion without saying anything about what actually counts as data in the social sciences .
28 But I have come a long way since then
29 We have come a long way since the days of the ice cream van and the Medau tunic .
30 Of course photographic techniques HAVE come a long way since Ponting 's day .
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