Example sentences of "[vb past] go a [adj] way [prep] " in BNC.

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1 By the middle of the fourth century , Christianity had gone a long way towards assimilating the dominant culture of pagan Romans .
2 Teclis was stronger now , the potions of the Loremasters had gone a long way towards giving him mortal strength .
3 By the 1680s the old-fashioned cavalry of the pomeshchiks had disappeared as an independent force , the streltsy were restricted to internal policing duties , and Muscovy had gone a long way towards establishing a professional army .
4 She had gone a long way towards admitting that the King could not live of his own .
5 They had gone a long way without her even knowing it and they were riding beside the lake she had seen from the air .
6 The fact that the party 's final net loss was only eight seats indicated that Clinton 's popularity had gone a considerable way towards offsetting the effects of reapportionment .
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