Example sentences of "come a long [noun] since [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Social Democrats have come a long way since the early 1980s when , newly tossed into opposition , the party was crippled by defeatism . |
| 2 | 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 ! |
| 3 | The humble fryer has come a long way since the days when it was little more than a heating element and a thermostat . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | We have come a long way since the idealism of Lord Devlin — and that was only twenty years ago . |
| 6 | Microscopy has come a long way since the 1670s when Antonie van Leewenhoek used his relatively crude instruments to see for the first time the bacteria that inhabit worlds normally hidden from the naked eye . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | BED and Breakfast has come a long way since the days when fearsome dragon landladies belched fire and brimstone over their terrified guests . |
| 9 | Curtain hardware has come a long way since the days of the narrow brass rod and rings . |
| 10 | We have come a long way since the days of the ice cream van and the Medau tunic . |