Example sentences of "there be [adv] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It may not be ready in time , I told her , there 's still a long way to go . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | There 's still a long way to go . |
4 | Even getting it all set up to get you this far may have taxed your fortune to the limit already and there 's still a long way to go . |
5 | They say that there 's still a long way to go before the transformation is complete , but there is no doubt that Wallingford is coming out — tops ! |
6 | So for Swindon there 's still a long way to go . |
7 | This was how it looked two years ago — now there 's more height in the garden , but there 's still a long way to go . |
8 | Helen Atkins , the Council 's solicitor dealing with the issue , says the Authority has to act on the complaints it received over the summer , but admits there 's still a long way to go . |
9 | It is an ambition of hers , but she reckons there 's still a long way to go . |
10 | There is also a long tradition of migration , mostly to the United States , as people seek a better life and an escape from poverty and land hunger . |
11 | There is also a long standing and somewhat unique tendency in this country to treat front and back gardens as separate entities , the former being for parking and access , the back for everything else . |
12 | Such connections are occasionally recognised in orthodox medicine where there is not a long time delay between one complaint developing and the next , though the significance of the link between diseases is frequently missed . |
13 | There is already a long list of great British industries — from shipbuilding to motorcycles — which have slid into terminal decline . |
14 | But on the trail Sheila rides there is n't a long horn or rattler in sight . |
15 | There is often a long term trend to concentration of operators . |
16 | There is still a long mile to go to the ultimate top , and even the wall , so far dead straight , falters into a zigzag to relieve its boredom . |
17 | Eventually , as the generalizations are built up ( and in this field of research there is still a long way to go ) a ‘ theory ’ of social aspects of theatre can be built which will be based on social empirical foundations rather than shaky speculation or sweeping generalizations . |
18 | But that does not mean Britain can rest on its laurels — there is still a long way to go . |
19 | ‘ But there is still a long way to go and we will keep on striving to end injustices against consumers . |
20 | But Smith said bluntly : ‘ The League race is only at the half-way stage and there is still a long way to go . ’ |
21 | With two matches against Brugge , then the important trip to Marseille and the last game against the Russians , there is still a long way to go . |
22 | The dt route suddenly appeared to be promising , though there is still a long way to go as it takes 20 to 40 times this to make a muon in a particle accelerator . |
23 | Although he realises there is still a long way to go , he does believe that the UK 's second year results indicate a sustainable turnaround , adding that last year 's performance was very close to budget . |
24 | There is still a long way to go , however , before the disease receives the attention and share of resources which it deserves , whereby an effective screening programme can be established to identify those most at risk . |
25 | Only in the last few years have real efforts been made to equalize provision for different groups of the disabled and there is still a long way to go before we can claim to have adequate social security in this area . |
26 | This policy is currently in question because of the high incidence of cross addiction to these substances but there is still a long way to go before Treatment Centres generally recommend abstinence from all these substances from the first day of recovery . |
27 | But he says there is still a long way to go in ridding the educational system of what he labels ‘ institutional racism ’ . |
28 | As the man who has to do most of the negotiating on single market measures , I know that there is still a long way to go . |
29 | The approach to management is not quite so lackadaisical as it once was , but there is still a long way to go , particularly in employment policies within the companies . |
30 | However there is still a long way to go and I would like to ask all Assay readers to keep the fund raising ideas and , most importantly , the money coming in ! |