Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] a long way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joe and I mean I come a long way and they said he told them I wan na pop in Friday morning before we go He was surprised He said well I were n't surprised , I said but er you know I want a name yeah well , he just said well I ca n't he ca n't fault me on anything . |
| 2 | The opinion polls showed him lagging a long way behind the front-runners and suggested that he was going to fare very poorly in the New Hampshire contest . |
| 3 | We know he ran a long way . |
| 4 | You know he works a long way down , on the fourth floor under the stage . |
| 5 | Although I feel I have a long way to go , I 'm a lot more aware of myself , so whenever I get twinges of pain I adjust accordingly and the pain immediately eases . |
| 6 | I could hear him whistling a long way behind . |
| 7 | Whatever implement it was that hit him went a long way round his skull but did n't penetrate very far , for which he should thank his stars . ’ |
| 8 | They stopped only to pick up Cheryl , who saw them coming a long way off and ran down to the road to meet them . |
| 9 | He got a little overtime and he made it go a long way . |
| 10 | " Do you have a long way to go ? " |
| 11 | The sponsorship money will be used to upgrade facilities at the Stoop Memorial Ground because , according to chairman Roger Looker , ‘ We recognise we have a long way to go towards what we consider to be adequate facilities , particularly if we sustain our growth ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ Does she live a long way off ? ’ |
| 13 | Of the two Opens Sandy never looked like winning until the end ; Seve had it won a long way away . |