Example sentences of "[vb base] come a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've come a long way , you and I , ’ Michael went on . |
| 2 | They 've come a long way since those days though — the soles of that pair were completely worn through after 400 miles walking in the Andes so that I ended up walking in my socks ! |
| 3 | I 've come a long way — I may have to go much farther — and I 'm not turning back now . |
| 4 | ‘ We 've come a long way since the U.2 fiasco . ’ |
| 5 | In situations where tempers are getting raised , we can stand back and make everyone aware of what is happening and the effect on progress : ‘ We all seem to be getting very heated about this , and we 've come a long way from the main issue . |
| 6 | H'eye tech — mascara is the one make-up item few women would be without and we 've come a long way since the days of mascaras that smudged or flaked around the eyes . |
| 7 | You 've come a long way in a short time . ’ |
| 8 | We 've come a long way — with everyday improvements such as … |
| 9 | We 've come a long way from the free-standing stove with four burners and an oven with maybe a separate grill or broiler . |
| 10 | You 've come a long way for a late-night drink . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't doubt it , Seb , you 've come a long way from the poor , sickly boy who arrived here from London only a couple of years ago . ’ |
| 12 | You 've come a long way from Manchester to deal with that . |
| 13 | ‘ You 've come a long way to do just that . ’ |
| 14 | I 've come a long way to make a reconciliation with him , and I do n't want interference from some snooty cocktail waitress . |
| 15 | We 've come a long way since a 1953 bride-to-be wrote a despairing plea to a weekly magazine for someone to offer a more varied menu than cold ham , salad and trifle for her wedding breakfast . |
| 16 | But I 've come a long way and er so I 'll go back next er Wednesday to the department and er er if people will bear with me and put up with it er I 'll take it er fairly slowly to start with but I dare say there will come a time when er erm you wo n't notice much difference . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Simulators have come a long way in recent years and today many of them use screen addressing to update the information . |
| 19 | The Social Democrats have come a long way since the early 1980s when , newly tossed into opposition , the party was crippled by defeatism . |
| 20 | 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 ! |
| 21 | 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 ) . |
| 22 | We have come a long way . |
| 23 | We have come a long way since the idealism of Lord Devlin — and that was only twenty years ago . |
| 24 | In the event , the announcement was premature ; but fusion researchers have come a long way since then |
| 25 | But , ’ he continued seriously , ‘ I do see danger for you and I also feel sorry , as you have come a long way for nothing . ’ |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | We have come a long way since then , and one of the greatest stresses in the world today is loneliness . |
| 28 | 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 ? |
| 29 | The Inspirals have come a long way from 1989 's full-tilt three-minute organ romp early days . |
| 30 | 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 . |