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Example sentences of "'ve come a long [noun] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
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 .