Example sentences of "has [to-vb] a long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I think that the genetic er , testing that was , that is now law , has to go a long way towards finding criminals , who once they 've been tested will find it very difficult to commit crime again , because they 're on record , and they 'll be on computer record .
2 It 's a million miles in style from our usual sweeping lawns and landscaped vistas , but in the latest in our series Summer Gardens , we visit the little piece of England where a little really HAS to go a long way .
3 And their bride has to wear er , all in red and er the bridegroo er groom has to wear a long costume with a red big flowers in front i aha and then they get married and there 's erm band , the Chinese traditional band with drums and trumpets blowing all the time and er , all the guests have a very nice time .
4 The centre 's directors recognise that the price of a microcomputer still has to fall a long way before the machines can play an important role in Third World education .
5 If that means sterling has to have a long leave of absence , judicial separation or divorce from the ERM , so be it .
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