Example sentences of "have [verb] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | You may not end up with an athlete 's heart through aerobic walking , but you will have gone a long way to improving its strength and efficiency , thus ensuring a longer and healthier life . |
| 32 | Hill , who was a member of the little-known punk band Sex Hitler and the Hormones in the 1970s , will have gone a long way from those roots if he does manage to succeed his father Graham , who won two titles in the 1960s . |
| 33 | Peter Scudamore is on record as saying that Sabin du Loir is one of the best horses he has ever ridden , and could have gone a long way towards towards justifying that high opinion but for falling in last year 's King George at Kempton when holding a healthy lead . |
| 34 | Even broken sets can fetch large sums , and a complete bound run is likely to cost the buyer anything up to £4,000 , which would have gone a long way to paying Ackermann 's army of workmen . |
| 35 | The crowd 's response to his resilient 6–4 , 7–5 , 6–4 defeat of a totally overawed Sampras , in his David Cup debut , plus their even greater support as he and Forget beat Ken Flach and the hapless Robert Seguso 6–1 , 6–4 , 4–6 , 6–2 , with flurries of brilliant winners in the doubles , must have gone a long way to at least dimming the memory of the cruel booing he received in 1988 when he struggled against Mats Wilander at Roland Garros in the final of the French Open and then again at Bercy the following November . |
| 36 | Pity about Agnes Algar could have gone a long way in the Service but went charging off on some unauthorised stunt in America typically female in the end trying to save the career of some soldier who 'd got himself … |
| 37 | A path is simply a set of instructions like that , but you do n't have to type a long string of commands to do the job . |
| 38 | And he may have to live a long time with the third . |
| 39 | I shall have to have a long talk with the Lord beforehand . ’ |
| 40 | Was it easier for them was it easy for them to pick up work or would they have been woul would they have to face a long time on the dole or ? |
| 41 | So it must have taken a long while ? |
| 42 | He did n't look the kind of guy who could have taken a long prison sentence . |
| 43 | Peel ( 1966 ) considered that these would have taken a long time to form and their unidirectional nature may indicate that the north-east trades have been blowing over this area for a very long time . |
| 44 | It must have taken a long time . |
| 45 | The hurt itself may have happened a long time ago , and may even be something that you have forgotten all about . |
| 46 | ‘ Undoubtedly , you would have to think a long while before knowing which you prefer . ’ |
| 47 | cos it 'd have to take a long time . |
| 48 | It does n't have to take a long time , it 's up to us here and now . |