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 .
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