Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [vb pp] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I have waited a long time to catch The Economist out on an egregious factual error . |
| 32 | I have thought a long time about this and I think I know the answer . |
| 33 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 34 | I have had a long history of muscular trouble , of a weak back . |
| 35 | Then the Bishop firmly gripped the King 's tunic round his chest and shook it violently , saying again , " You owe me a kiss because I have come a long way to see you . " |
| 36 | But I have come a long way since then |
| 37 | I have taken a long look at local government finance . |
| 38 | France 's Maghreb policy was criticized on Nov. 16 by the Polisario Front , which had waged a long struggle for independence in Western Sahara . |
| 39 | According to Sutton , Pilger made him cancel interviews which had taken a long time to set up . |
| 40 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 41 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 42 | I hear you 've come a long way . " |
| 43 | The Queen as Head of State gives overall stability to the political system and the Prime Minister as Head of Government is one who has served a long apprenticeship in parliament in high office of state and who is the elected leader of a party which has the confidence of the nation . |
| 44 | The investment represents a personal victory for the city 's Principal Arts Officer , Elizabeth Goodall , who has led a long campaign to educate local politicians of the cultural and economic rewards to be reaped from properly investing in the visual arts infrastructure . |
| 45 | Another super-domestique of great experience is Sean Yates from Sussex , who has won a long time trial stage in the tour . |
| 46 | ‘ She has waited a long time for rest . |
| 47 | She has come a long way from 1755 when John Whiston described her poetry as ‘ extremely fit for young ladies … ‘ |
| 48 | The five-star novelist gave me an unfathomable glimmer when I closed the car door for her and remarked that she 'd had a long chat with Harry that afternoon on the telephone . |
| 49 | Kate , pregnant with her second baby , thought she knew what to expect when it came to giving birth , especially since she 'd had a long labour first time round . |
| 50 | Look , you 've made a long shadow . |
| 51 | ‘ Mr McKillop , you 've travelled a long way and you 've worked hard but I think this is as far as you 're likely to get . ’ |
| 52 | You 've had a long journey , ’ he said kindly . |
| 53 | ‘ I know you 're tired , Sarella ; you 've had a long journey , but we 're going to have to talk . ’ |
| 54 | I 'm used to being on my own and you 've had a long day . ’ |
| 55 | ‘ You 've had a long day . ’ |
| 56 | " So ? " she said , " You 've had a long holiday from the kiddies . " |
| 57 | ‘ You 've had a long walk , Mr Bumble , ’ she said , ‘ and you must be thirsty . ’ |
| 58 | But perhaps you 've got a long drive ahead , ’ he said , not so much hesitantly as enquiringly . |
| 59 | You 've got a long way to go before you can set up on your own . |
| 60 | As I say you 've er , you 've got a long way to go , okay , fine thank you . |