Example sentences of "come a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've come a long way , you and I , ’ Michael went on . |
| 2 | The only difficulty you might face is in getting the right look — doors that match the style of your house — but manufacturers have come a long way from the early aluminium-framed types , and a range of styles is now available . |
| 3 | Simulators have come a long way in recent years and today many of them use screen addressing to update the information . |
| 4 | The Social Democrats have come a long way since the early 1980s when , newly tossed into opposition , the party was crippled by defeatism . |
| 5 | VICTIM SUPPORT has come a long way from the six-month experiment set up 10 years ago by a group of concerned professionals in Bristol . |
| 6 | They 've come a long way since those days though — the soles of that pair were completely worn through after 400 miles walking in the Andes so that I ended up walking in my socks ! |
| 7 | ‘ They had come a long way from a meeting in the very early days when Sunil Desai , Jayaben 's son and then secretary of the strike committee , had suggested that the men do the picketing and the women make the tea . |
| 8 | Our cosmetics and toiletries have come a long way since the days when Elizabeth I used highly toxic lead powder to whiten and enhance her complexion ! |
| 9 | The humble fryer has come a long way since the days when it was little more than a heating element and a thermostat . |
| 10 | MacMillan has come a long way since 1963 but Hermanas can still grip when done as well as this . |
| 11 | Fainting goats have come a long way since the days when farmers used them as decoys to protect herds of sheep from coyotes ( coyote arrives ; goat faints and is devoured ; sheep escape ) . |
| 12 | He had come a long way , he believed , since the Speaker paper ( October 1897 ) , ‘ Shadows of the Hills ’ . |
| 13 | It was then , and still is now , very much an island holiday paradise , but it 's come a long way from what were fairly basic beginnings and in addition to natural beauty can now offer resorts as modern and sophisticated as anywhere else in the Med . |
| 14 | Contemporary psychology has come a long way from the time when J. B. Watson , the first behaviourist , forbade the consideration of non-observable entities . |
| 15 | She has come a long way from 1755 when John Whiston described her poetry as ‘ extremely fit for young ladies … ‘ |
| 16 | We have come a long way . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He had come a long way since his early days as a security guard with a small outfit , had climbed with Buckmaster . |
| 19 | We have come a long way since the idealism of Lord Devlin — and that was only twenty years ago . |
| 20 | I 've come a long way — I may have to go much farther — and I 'm not turning back now . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | In the event , the announcement was premature ; but fusion researchers have come a long way since then |
| 23 | But , ’ he continued seriously , ‘ I do see danger for you and I also feel sorry , as you have come a long way for nothing . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Of course , it 's come a long way since then — full colour on every page , two Megatapes each month . |
| 26 | We have come a long way since then , and one of the greatest stresses in the world today is loneliness . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 ? |
| 29 | The Inspirals have come a long way from 1989 's full-tilt three-minute organ romp early days . |
| 30 | Mota had already come a long way since her schooldays when she ran away with the city , area and national cross-country championships . |