Example sentences of "a long way [verb] [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 He has a long way to go before equalling last year 's prize money of £42,399 , but the wonder horse proved that he is again in irresistible form when opening Whitaker 's account with a first prize of £3,700 .
2 Such distinctions mattered more in Russia or the Dual Monarchy , where the capitalist and professional classes had still a long way to go before winning social acceptance by the old nobility .
3 I know that some British civil servants are making considerable efforts to improve erm in these terms but erm I think we 've still got a long way to go in appreciating the importance of at least being able to understand somebody else 's language , erm even if you ca n't always erm communicate in it as well as you can in your own .
4 ‘ We are going to develop inducements and encouragements for a major expansion of research and development , because if we are going to rival our major competitors we have a long way to go in catching up with them .
5 From their point of view they still had a long way to go in rescuing their past .
6 But he says there is still a long way to go in ridding the educational system of what he labels ‘ institutional racism ’ .
7 This minor impediment for the flanker is just sufficient to allow a fraction more time and space for the half-back to get things moving and has gone a long way to assist in opening the game up .
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