Example sentences of "have come a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Simulators have come a long way in recent years and today many of them use screen addressing to update the information . |
| 3 | The Social Democrats have come a long way since the early 1980s when , newly tossed into opposition , the party was crippled by defeatism . |
| 4 | 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 ! |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | We have come a long way . |
| 7 | We have come a long way since the idealism of Lord Devlin — and that was only twenty years ago . |
| 8 | In the event , the announcement was premature ; but fusion researchers have come a long way since then |
| 9 | But , ’ he continued seriously , ‘ I do see danger for you and I also feel sorry , as you have come a long way for nothing . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | We have come a long way since then , and one of the greatest stresses in the world today is loneliness . |
| 12 | 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 ? |
| 13 | The Inspirals have come a long way from 1989 's full-tilt three-minute organ romp early days . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | There are still many gaps , but we have come a long way . |
| 18 | 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 . " |
| 19 | We have come a long way since then , thanks to the vast amount of public investment over the last century . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | We have come a long way since then , writes Dr David Breeze , Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments . |
| 22 | We have come a long way in this preliminary discussion without saying anything about what actually counts as data in the social sciences . |
| 23 | But I have come a long way since then |
| 24 | We have come a long way since the days of the ice cream van and the Medau tunic . |
| 25 | Of course photographic techniques HAVE come a long way since Ponting 's day . |
| 26 | THE greeting cards , gift wrap and stationery people T&A Thompson Cards have come a long way since it all began for them in a garage about 15 years ago — they have just opened a superb new outlet in the Ravenhill Business Park . |
| 27 | Douglas McIldoon , of the EC , said : ‘ This document demonstrates that you have come a long way in this region and it will give us great pleasure in working with you to make it happen . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ We demonstrated that we have come a long way since our first game in Zimbabwe . |
| 29 | ‘ The players , myself and the staff have come a long way together and are not about to let all the hard work go down the drain . ’ |
| 30 | Liz Brookes , from the Dyslexia Institute , said : ‘ We have come a long way during the last year and progress is being made , but it is not enough . |