Example sentences of "go a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That means going a little way into the mountains and I do n't see how you could get lost on a mountain road . |
| 2 | Well he 's going a good way of doing it is n't he |
| 3 | She had booked a sleeper from Paris in terms of time — " I ca n't sit up all night " — not distance " I am going a long way south . " |
| 4 | ‘ I knew it was going a long way , I was so pumped . |
| 5 | Environmentalists hailed the decision as going a long way towards meeting the demands of campaigns in favour of preserving Antarctica . |
| 6 | You ca n't park , a big car 's an advantage if you 're going a long way |
| 7 | Between the two lay the formidable barrier of the River Spey , which , as late as 17 March , was said to be ‘ so swelled with snow melting down from the hills that it will not be fordable without going a great way up the country ’ . |
| 8 | You 're going a different way . |
| 9 | I 'm going a different way are n't I ? |
| 10 | A long time in the dark and he d have to go a long way round if he was n't to upset the sheep and alert Jack . |
| 11 | As one would expect , incomers took a greater interest in discussing class — class is supposed to go a long way in explaining the membership of given social networks , and in the scope of such networks . |
| 12 | I think she 's going to go a long way — which she deserves to . ’ |
| 13 | To link small variations in a single protein with the existence of an all-purpose ‘ addictive personality ’ is to go a long way too far . |
| 14 | However , the alleged principle appears to go a long way beyond authority . |
| 15 | But do n't pick up any more thorns , Hlao-roo , because we may have to go a long way . " |
| 16 | ‘ We have to go a long way south before we get to Alaska , ’ he said . |
| 17 | ‘ You would have to go a long way to see a better game than that . |
| 18 | It will create interest in the foreground which I think is important and often , especially looking across water an expanse of water if you have n't got any interesting detail in the foreground yo you have to go a long way into the picture before it begins to get interesting . |
| 19 | If we progress past the 2nd playing round in either — we tend to go a long way … otherwise we tendto get caught cold as it were … and in the FA cup draw the finalists/winners … |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | But he said : ’ You endeavoured to go a long way to cover your tracks by disposing of the apparatus . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Both the Littlewoods actually , Banbury and Oxford are putting up teams , and so are , we understand , fifteen of the NatWest banks in Oxfordshire , so there 's a lot going on and er we think the walks in Oxfordshire are going to go a long way towards raising this vitally needed million pounds for the rainforests this year |
| 24 | For the first few trips outside , you should plan only to go a short way , so that the patient can get used to the distracting sights and sounds . |
| 25 | I will see that happening , but it is the freedom of schools to choose that is all important , and there are some particular elements of expertise which are not available to schools because it 's not available centrally , and I believe that giving schools their budgets goes a great way to meeting this . |
| 26 | As in 1949 at Lausanne , so the probability is that many refugees would oppose any surrender of their claim and would continue to struggle for a solution which goes a substantial way towards meeting both their physical needs and their sense of grievance . |
| 27 | It is hoped that the following study goes a small way towards describing their experiences and situation , as well as highlighting what the inclusion of disabled professionals reveals about the orthodox professional/client relationship . |
| 28 | In Fox 's case , practice obviously goes a long way to making perfect . |
| 29 | Mr Gandhi has an election coming up and a big one-day cricket tournament not only goes down well with the electorate , but also goes a long way towards providing a short-term solution to the unemployment problem . |
| 30 | The actual construction of a carpet goes a long way to determining how long it will keep its original appearance . |