Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] a long " in BNC.

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1 It seemed that it must take a long time for such peace to be broken .
2 In the meantime this recording should go a long way to helping his cause .
3 Our exclusive interview with Steffi elsewhere in this issue should go a long way to satisfying the demands of her fans , many of whom continue to demand more and more information about their favourite player .
4 The plan 's changes should go a long way to drag Lloyd 's up to the standards of other financial markets .
5 Together with thick carpet and underfelt , it should go a long way to pleasing the occupants of the flat below .
6 ‘ This afternoon 's coverage should go a long way in helping you set up your own firm , ’ he said , wiping his hands on a serviette .
7 Captain George Sutherland , director of marine operations for Shetland Island Council , said : ‘ The proposals for traffic separation should go a long way to providing protection for the adjacent coastline and we are content with the measures . ’
8 The new directives should go a long way to ensuring that employers do not abuse their employees in terms of unsafe working practice , practices .
9 Now one must go a long way upriver to find them , far into Sudan and Uganda .
10 To escape from Heathcliff I must go a long way away .
11 Local conditions must go a long way to explaining why some villages were vulnerable to enclosure and others were not , and these variations could occur within the limits of a single shire .
12 PLANTS should come a long way down the list of priorities for the novice gardener .
13 Those days must seem a long time ago .
14 Yes , she must write a long loving letter to Charlie .
15 As this is a new ( as opposed to a rebuilt second hand ) engine it should last a long time and parts are available worldwide .
16 They should last a long time , and can be stripped down and boiled to clean them .
17 ‘ We might wait a long time ! ’ he said .
18 You ca n't just pull that across , might look a long way out .
19 In Prague the talk is of starting with a break-up of the monopolies , and letting the market rip later — but de-monopolising the economy might take a long time .
20 That might take a long time , they intimated .
21 Wherever they went , they would have to go on foot , which might take a long time .
22 For members of the nobility the struggles of Lancaster and York could have drastic results , particularly for those who incurred forfeiture through ending up on the losing side ; although attainders could be reversed and lands restored , this might take a long time ( 130 , Ch.5 ) .
23 ‘ I think we 'll send you for what you British might call a long stretch … . ’
24 ‘ You 'll have a long day tomorrow , ’ Rose encouraged .
25 ‘ They 'll have a long wait , ’ Jenna laughed .
26 ‘ You 'll have a long wait , ’ flashed Isabel , and immediately cursed herself when fitzAlan grinned again .
27 ‘ We 'll have a long series of locks to navigate later — a bit trying for a novice .
28 And no matter how fresh the lads might get they 'll have a long way to go before they reach your handling , wo n't they , Andrew ? ’
29 ‘ It 'll take a long time in the courts , wo n't it , though ? ’
30 It 'll take a long time at his age but it 'll mend .
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