Example sentences of "[noun] we [verb] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just to be on the safe side we had a long rope attached to the raft and tied round a tree on the bank so that if the Indians lost control the rope would pull it to a stop . |
| 2 | In August we had a long weekend in the Lakes , with Rob , Joyce & Ewan which went well , & also a week in Telford with Richard which we thoroughly enjoyed . |
| 3 | I well remember our first night with the aid of father-in-law we spent a long day moving ourselves in . |
| 4 | I thought that was a lesson we learnt a long time ago ! ’ |
| 5 | Some of them you remember the table we had a long time ago showing the reactivity of different elements , particularly the metals when we were looking at metals . |
| 6 | ‘ We are going to develop inducements and encouragements for a major expansion of research and development , because if we are going to rival our major competitors we have a long way to go in catching up with them . |