Example sentences of "long way to go before [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ There is a long way to go before we break down the ‘ them up at Salisbury ’ attitude . ’ |
2 | ‘ There 's a long way to go before we break down the ‘ them up at Salisbury attitude ’ |
3 | Det Insp Gordon Williams added : ‘ We still have a long way to go before we reach our target . |
4 | A Union of Democratic Forces spokesman , Mr Georgi Spassov , said : ‘ This demonstrates that we have a long way to go before we have true democracy in Bulgaria . ’ |
5 | 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 ? ’ |
6 | Actors explain that although ’ Family Pride ’ sets a good precedent , there is still a long way to go before they get more mainstream parts . |
7 | The Welsh lads have a long way to go before they match that sort of consistency , but it only needs one to become a permanent fixture for everything to change . |
8 | At present , we are the only party prepared to grasp the nettle and to recognise that consumers ' interests require both effective competition in the marketplace — the Government have a long way to go before they create that — and effective regulation where the market can not produce a solution . |
9 | But markets provide useful competition with local banks , which have a long way to go before they learn to allocate capital efficiently . |
10 | Gemma 's got a long way to go before she gets to eighty |
11 | Being a mere apprentice was boring and carried no cachet , and Lydia was dauntedly aware that she had a long way to go before she achieved the skills and ease of perfection . |
12 | ‘ But I rather think my modest , high-minded , fastidious , idealistic wife has a long way to go before she qualifies for that description . ’ |
13 | There 's a long way to go before it sounds natural . ’ |
14 | The Oxenhope Straw Race has a long way to go before it reaches its centenary , but the aims of the people who organise it and take part are the same as those who in the nineteenth century began the hospital sings at Holmfirth and Mapplewell . |
15 | However , the volume of research varies considerably from one polytechnic to another and , in general , it has a very long way to go before it begins to approach that generated within universities . |