Example sentences of "go [adv prt] a long " in BNC.

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1 We go up a long , but steepish , slope and pause to catch our breath and share the experience .
2 Collective self-help and co-operative ways of tackling problems go back a long way .
3 He and Ockrent go back a long way — to a jointly written screenplay for Paul MacCartney , which ‘ never saw the light of day — a damn shame , because it was a lot better than Broad Street .
4 The assumptions behind this unfortunate word go back a long way .
5 They go back a long way .
6 The roots of his disciplinarianism go back a long way .
7 We go back a long way , me and God , and from his first words I could tell that this was going to be a difficult call .
8 But I hope he will ; we go back a long way .
9 The roots of the UK 's industrial decline go back a long way , certainly more than a century .
10 We go back a long way . ’
11 ‘ Victor and I go back a long way .
12 Such technology is the product of a company with roots that go back a long way in the history of sportswear .
13 Slazenger and sport go back a long way but did you know that they also have a great sports toiletries range ?
14 The arch-rivals go back a long way .
15 We go back a long way , he and I. "
16 Ali and I go back a long way .
17 His memories go back a long , long way . ’
18 Mushroom Bookshop and Airlift go back a long way , to the days when both of us attracted unwelcome police attention for some of our more esoteric wares .
19 Yes , Nicole and I go back a long way , and yes , you could say that we 're involved on more than just a superficial level .
20 The two of you go back a long way . ’
21 ‘ I mean that we go back a long way , and yes , there 's a very special relationship between us , but that 's because … ’ another pause , and he raked his fingers through his hair in a helpless , frustrated gesture ‘ … it was her sister I fell in love with all those years ago . ’
22 Links with Group marine coatings go back a long way .
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