Example sentences of "a long way [to-vb] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 A closer look at the supposed benefits of object-oriented technology reveals that we still have a long way to go to realise them fully .
2 They saw the boom falling , but still have a long way to go to fill the hole that the decline of the mainframe is about to open up .
3 I am sure that all hon. Members will welcome that increase , although there is clearly still a long way to go to reflect the fact that women constitute 51 per cent .
4 But he has a long way to go to close down Sir Teddy 's 15,000 majority .
5 I got a long way to go to get to high class .
6 Ordinary wild plants , it seems , are weedier than crops , but both have a long way to go to catch up with the real pests .
7 The birth was on July 1st and at 7 lb 7 oz he 's got a long way to go to catch up to dad .
8 Anne : he had a long way to go do you think he 's done enough to survive ?
9 He 's got a long way to go to find it .
10 Clearly we still have a long way to go to understand just how InsP 3 acts to open individual channels .
11 You have a long way to go to win them back .
12 Today 's graduates have a long way to go to match the service of the RAF 's longest serving ex-apprentice .
13 Britons join pasta set BRITONS are eating more pasta than ever before but they still have a long way to go to match their continental neighbours , according to a survey by pasta makers Buitoni .
14 Thankfully , ‘ Dirty ’ , the Sonics ' recent Geffen album , entered the UK Top Ten during the first week of release and , even if it has a long way to go to equal the sales of ‘ Nevermind ’ , things could be taking a turn for the better .
15 It will be a long way to wait to have your place .
16 Well he came a long way to get chucked out did n't he ?
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