Example sentences of "[adv] a long way [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Soccer it 's claimed is still a long way off finding a cure for violence . |
| 2 | Guido elaborated , ‘ I 'm afraid I 'm still a long way from forgiving your brother for his irresponsible behaviour . ’ |
| 3 | We are still a long way from moving from ‘ the polluted pay ’ to ‘ the polluters pay ’ principle . |
| 4 | The current South African team is still a long way from emulating the 1960s side which could well have claimed World Championship status if they had been able to test their strength against Garry Sobers ' West Indies . |
| 5 | Dustin Hoffman , Robert Redford , Gene Hackman and Robert De Niro were still a long way from making even their first films . |
| 6 | Efficiency plateaux are still a long way from becoming a feature of Southern energy economics . |
| 7 | Scanning the names of judges , senior policemen , politicians , journalists and hoodlums , together with the abrupt manner of their disposal — shot , strangled , dissolved in acid , fed to pigs — the reader is left in little doubt that , although today 's Mafia may have grown into a global enterprise , it is still a long way from joining the ranks of the world 's leading multinationals . |
| 8 | Despite what may have appeared as the rejuvenation of an all-but-lost career , Solly is still a long way from committing himself to the marathon . |
| 9 | He has already pushed the boat out a long way in distancing Sinn Féin from the IRA , yet to no electoral avail . |
| 10 | It is certainly a long way from proving ‘ enormously significant to … . 200 million malaria sufferers ’ , as your article claims . |