Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [verb] a long way " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | They stopped only to pick up Cheryl , who saw them coming a long way off and ran down to the road to meet them . |
| 4 | He got a little overtime and he made it go a long way . |
| 5 | Of the two Opens Sandy never looked like winning until the end ; Seve had it won a long way away . |