Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She has come a long way from 1755 when John Whiston described her poetry as ‘ extremely fit for young ladies … ‘ |
| 32 | We have come a long way . |
| 33 | Washington had come a long way from the converted house of 1835 , the charmingly simple Italianate villa of 1851 , or even the pleasingly revivalist Baltimore and Potomac of 1873–7 . |
| 34 | He had come a long way since his early days as a security guard with a small outfit , had climbed with Buckmaster . |
| 35 | We have come a long way since the idealism of Lord Devlin — and that was only twenty years ago . |
| 36 | I 've come a long way — I may have to go much farther — and I 'm not turning back now . |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | In the event , the announcement was premature ; but fusion researchers have come a long way since then |
| 39 | But , ’ he continued seriously , ‘ I do see danger for you and I also feel sorry , as you have come a long way for nothing . ’ |
| 40 | Wintec and Thorowgood saddles have come a long way since early designs and Thorowgood also make wipe-clean bridles that look smart enough for most occasions . |
| 41 | Of course , it 's come a long way since then — full colour on every page , two Megatapes each month . |
| 42 | We have come a long way since then , and one of the greatest stresses in the world today is loneliness . |
| 43 | Tank decor has come a long way in recent years from the garish backdrop , and the odd lump of rock with a few dying plants . |
| 44 | Microwave ovens have come a long way since they first appeared in our kitchens about 20 years ago , but how do you know which type will suit your style of cooking ? |
| 45 | The Inspirals have come a long way from 1989 's full-tilt three-minute organ romp early days . |
| 46 | Mota had already come a long way since her schooldays when she ran away with the city , area and national cross-country championships . |
| 47 | But the industrial robot has come a long way since the early sixties when Joe Engelberger set up Unimation , the world 's first industrial robot making company . |
| 48 | It has come a long way in the last decade . |
| 49 | If we wish to measure the past in terms of life-expectancy , poverty , ignorance , disease , education , comfort and leisure , then there is no doubt that the modern world in the West has come a long way . |
| 50 | But manufacturers have come a long way from the aluminium-framed picture windows that disfigured so many homes in the early days of the replacement window boom , and a wide range of window styles is now available . |
| 51 | ‘ We 've come a long way since the U.2 fiasco . ’ |
| 52 | Rufus had come a long way since the Goblander days and the car he got into to drive himself to the hospital he attended two mornings a week was a Mercedes , not yet a year old . |
| 53 | He quietly looked into solving his problems , he got some treatment and really has come a long way . |
| 54 | In situations where tempers are getting raised , we can stand back and make everyone aware of what is happening and the effect on progress : ‘ We all seem to be getting very heated about this , and we 've come a long way from the main issue . |
| 55 | It 's certainly come a long way from the upstairs room at the Albert . |
| 56 | 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 . |
| 57 | He had come a long way with the Elder , as had his family from time immemorial . |
| 58 | ‘ Eric has come a long way since then , ’ said McAllister . |
| 59 | BED and Breakfast has come a long way since the days when fearsome dragon landladies belched fire and brimstone over their terrified guests . |
| 60 | You 've come a long way in a short time . ’ |