Example sentences of "it [verb] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Besides this , it goes a long way to account for their toughness , as we shall see in Chapter 9 . |
| 2 | Apparently it goes a long way . |
| 3 | No I , I would think the black and the white were one , but mind you it goes a long blinking way do n't it ? |
| 4 | often it involves a long chase in which the relationships between the record company personnel , the artist and the manager can be the deciding factor . |
| 5 | Once established , it produces a long runner , which in turn develops shoots . |
| 6 | And it made a long garage . |
| 7 | Of the two Opens Sandy never looked like winning until the end ; Seve had it won a long way away . |
| 8 | Universally used , especially at planting time — which is something of a hoot , as it needs a long and involved bacterial breakdown process for the phosphate to become available for plant uptake . |
| 9 | ‘ Geographically it looks a long way but in travel time it is n't very far at all . ’ |
| 10 | It has a long , narrow plan , the northern end of which may have been used for stabling horses or housing the cattle . |
| 11 | It has a long body with overlapping scales , with a concentration of fins at the hind end . |
| 12 | The building is an exciting example of 1909 — lo Art Deco , using a wide range of materials including brick , and it has a long glass gallery at roof level . |
| 13 | The body is long and slender , with a pointed head and it has a long pointed snout that forms a ‘ bill ’ . |
| 14 | It has a long history and in 1843 twelve Bronze Age artefacts and two portions of a sword were found whilst digging a drain . |
| 15 | Thankfully , ‘ Dirty ’ , the Sonics ' recent Geffen album , entered the UK Top Ten during the first week of release and , even if it has a long way to go to equal the sales of ‘ Nevermind ’ , things could be taking a turn for the better . |
| 16 | Although this matting is new in the UK , it has a long record or success in countries where ceramic floor tiles are more widely used . |
| 17 | Although it has a long history , the paradox of the Prisoners ' Dilemma has recently been much studied for the light it may shed on the evolution of altruistic or cooperative behaviour . |
| 18 | The nation-state is inevitably becoming weaker as power goes both up to Europe and down to regions and districts , but it has a long life yet , and the British people have many uses for it . |
| 19 | This season , designers have preserved the comfort factor while making the suit neater — it has a long , narrow shape with a natural shoulder , reminiscent of tailored clothing prevalent around the turn of the century . |
| 20 | The blue-flowered garden species of this genus ( N. x faassenii ) , also called catmint , is highly decorative , with its grey leaves and long-lasting flower spikes , but N. cataria is the true herb , of little known but considerable medical use , for which it has a long history , back to Gerard 's day and earlier , though it is not so used nowadays . |
| 21 | Defined as ‘ the encouragement given to an individual by a patron who favours , protects , and gives influential support , ’ it has a long and generally inglorious history in the development of careers in medicine . |
| 22 | It has a long history of urban culture as a market centre for a pastoral and agricultural hinterland , as a garrison town and a centre of services and administration , and it is equally placed as the gateway to the Mittelland . |
| 23 | It has a long tradition of settlement , the hill having been a fortified place since the mid-tenth century . |
| 24 | It has a long historical lineage but the most sophisticated explanation is that given by Diplock L.J. , as he then was . |
| 25 | If a WC is blocked , a large sink plunger may work ( do n't use one with a metal flange which could damage the pan ) , provided it has a long handle ; alternatively , use a length of drain rod fitted with a rubber disc . |
| 26 | It has a long record of allocating high proportions of its annual budgets to defence , even appearing in the market for a submarine fleet in 1986 . |
| 27 | The University of Edinburgh , although it has a long and distinguished history , is very much a university of the 1990s . |
| 28 | It has a long half life and may be administered either orally or intravenously . |
| 29 | Called Myrmecobius , it has a long thin snout for poking into ants ' nests , and a long sticky tongue with which it mops up its prey . |
| 30 | Like the Australian marsupial Myrmecobius , it has a long and pointed snout , extremely long and pointed in this case , and an extremely long sticky tongue . |