Example sentences of "[vb base] back a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Collective self-help and co-operative ways of tackling problems go back a long way . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The assumptions behind this unfortunate word go back a long way . |
| 4 | They go back a long way . |
| 5 | The roots of his disciplinarianism go back a long way . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But I hope he will ; we go back a long way . |
| 8 | The roots of the UK 's industrial decline go back a long way , certainly more than a century . |
| 9 | We go back a long way . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Victor and I go back a long way . |
| 11 | Such technology is the product of a company with roots that go back a long way in the history of sportswear . |
| 12 | Slazenger and sport go back a long way but did you know that they also have a great sports toiletries range ? |
| 13 | The arch-rivals go back a long way . |
| 14 | We go back a long way , he and I. " |
| 15 | Ali and I go back a long way . |
| 16 | His memories go back a long , long way . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The two of you go back a long way . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 21 | Links with Group marine coatings go back a long way . |