Example sentences of "[be] a long way to go [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When are we gon na have rules revisions , there 's a long way to go and as the , the er General Secretary said , be careful , because I 've been to talks with , on , from the Regional Committee with the T & G yes we got on lovely with them , they 're fine , they , they gave us a nice big er commemorative medal of the dockers ' strike and it 's got my granddad and my great granddad on it cos they was there in the other union mind you while we 've done all the striking and that they stood by , but nevertheless they 're not bad lads anyway and as John said we must be careful that we are not the ones that are gon na be taken over , because I remember that old song of the fifties , never smile at a crocodile |
| 2 | I still think there 's a long way to go and there 's a very , very variable standard if you take motorway service areas . |
| 3 | He added : ‘ She is going to make it but there is a long way to go and she is still seriously ill . |
| 4 | ‘ It would be stupid to rule out promotion because there is a long way to go and we are now looking a decent team , ’ he said . |
| 5 | None the less , there is a long way to go and parts of the training programme have been cut , which has serious implications for this country 's future . |