Example sentences of "a long way [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Besides this , it goes a long way to account for their toughness , as we shall see in Chapter 9 . |
| 2 | ‘ I came a long way to say I 'm sorry , ’ Leonora reminded him . |
| 3 | Certainly we have gone a long way to improve the ‘ traditional ’ British Rail sandwich . ’ |
| 4 | I appreciate that the television companies have to get the best shots of the game or we 'd complain about that , but I think they should bear in mind those people who have paid to see the game and , in some cases like mine , travelled a long way to see the match . |
| 5 | 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 . " |
| 6 | ‘ You would have to go a long way to see a better game than that . |
| 7 | But still a long way to go . |
| 8 | It may not be ready in time , I told her , there 's still a long way to go . |
| 9 | He is a free spirit , with a long way to go , who should be closely followed |
| 10 | ( Recovering them is a matter of great urgency ; and a start has been made , but there 's a long way to go — especially with Upward , whom oblivion has enveloped with a completeness that is startling and significant . ) |
| 11 | Rodgers knows there is a long way to go before the big one in December , but he has the makings of a strong , hard pack and the chance of additional talent behind them providing injury does not intervene . |
| 12 | There is a clear value in reducing the amount of chemical waste which has to be got rid of — and that thinking has a long way to go . |
| 13 | He has a long way to go before equalling last year 's prize money of £42,399 , but the wonder horse proved that he is again in irresistible form when opening Whitaker 's account with a first prize of £3,700 . |
| 14 | ‘ We are going to develop inducements and encouragements for a major expansion of research and development , because if we are going to rival our major competitors we have a long way to go in catching up with them . |
| 15 | The manner of Biggs 's defeat was to say the least surprising and on this evidence Mason has still a long way to go before he can think of himself as a genuine contender for the world championship . |
| 16 | We know from our informal discussions with politicians of all shades of opinion that we have a long way to go , but many have been sympathetic to our aims . |
| 17 | He believes it still has a long way to go . |
| 18 | The early signs are encouraging — but there 's a long way to go . |
| 19 | Ordinary wild plants , it seems , are weedier than crops , but both have a long way to go to catch up with the real pests . |
| 20 | A Union of Democratic Forces spokesman , Mr Georgi Spassov , said : ‘ This demonstrates that we have a long way to go before we have true democracy in Bulgaria . ’ |
| 21 | The new chairman , Dr Gregor Gysi , told an emergency party congress at the weekend that the SED had made a start in ‘ breaking with Stalinism , ’ but added that there was still a long way to go in ‘ overcoming Stalinist structures ’ . |
| 22 | The new chairman , Dr Gregor Gysi , told an emergency party congress at the weekend that the SED had made a start in ‘ breaking with Stalinism , ’ but added that there was still a long way to go in ‘ overcoming Stalinist structures ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ I have just got it confirmed , but these things take time , and there 's a long way to go yet . ’ |
| 24 | If uranium prices are going to swing in favour of fast reactors , they have a long way to go . |
| 25 | I 'm fifty and have a long way to go . |
| 26 | You have a long way to go to win them back . |
| 27 | There 's still a long way to go , but for both the major parties in the UK , computer campaigning in the constituencies is now widespread . |
| 28 | For instance , if you 've a long way to go , it 's better to get there slowly than not at all . ’ |
| 29 | But there is a long way to go . |
| 30 | When the Congregational Union officially urged this new course on the colleges in 1902 there was still a long way to go : A. M. Fairbairn warned Sir Alfred Dale , then Principal of University College , Liverpool , ‘ I think one has to be very careful as to giving the theological colleges power over the regulation of degrees . |