Example sentences of "have had a long [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | This coolness arises in part from fear of the opponents , who have the laws on their side , and partly from the incredulity of men , who do not readily believe in new things until they have had a long experience of them . |
2 | ‘ I have had a long chat with Stephen and told him I know that he is knocking at the door of the full international side , but I would rather he played and helped out in the match at Tannadice than did nothing at Ibrox . ’ |
3 | I have had a long history of muscular trouble , of a weak back . |
4 | You have had a long life of service and time to look back on it and if I did not know how your arthritis troubles you and with what difficulty you pen your kind notes I would ask you to help me in this . |
5 | The Barker family have had a long connection with Trinity Mill , the miller during the 1880s being George Barker , followed later by Denzil Barker . |
6 | I just want to briefly introduce this , I do n't want to speak in any great , we have had a long debate in house do you if you wish to engage in a long debate again in view of the time tonight . |
7 | If children have had a long period without normal feeding experiences they find difficulty in accepting oral food , chewing , and swallowing . |
8 | Wigan chairman Jack Robinson said : ‘ We have had a long period of success under a lot of good coaches and we are confident John can do a great job for us . ’ |
9 | Erm links with N Y T E C was the next thing on the agenda , just to report back that Jane and Paul have had a long meeting with Roger and Helen from the Tech . |