Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [vb infin] [vb pp] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the night Quigley had kicked my head in , I had finally seen something I should have seen a long time ago . |
| 2 | But now I have , and I see what I should have seen a long time ago , the selfish , arrogant , unscrupulous fixer who has been quietly feathering his nest in London for the past ten years at our expense after turning his back on us as though we were n't good enough for him , who could n't even be bothered to come home during this ordeal but just flew over on a weekend return when the mood took him , when he had nothing better to do , like the tourist he is ! |
| 3 | Even broken sets can fetch large sums , and a complete bound run is likely to cost the buyer anything up to £4,000 , which would have gone a long way to paying Ackermann 's army of workmen . |
| 4 | The hurt itself may have happened a long time ago , and may even be something that you have forgotten all about . |
| 5 | Although you might have driven a long way to get there , do n't put yourself into a situation you ca n't handle . |
| 6 | He did n't look the kind of guy who could have taken a long prison sentence . |
| 7 | You may not end up with an athlete 's heart through aerobic walking , but you will have gone a long way to improving its strength and efficiency , thus ensuring a longer and healthier life . |
| 8 | We may have met a long time ago at Rotherfield when I was on a weekend outing from school , but I would n't expect you to remember — it was at least 10 years ago and I ca n't imagine I was a memorable schoolgirl ! |
| 9 | But the plain fact is , and genuinely I mean this , er , er , erm , if it were as simple working across the boundaries between yourselves and the Health Authority , between yourselves and the private sector , with the voluntary sector , and the great army of unpaid helpers if it was that simple , erm , then we would have moved a long way along that line towards implementation of a humane and caring care in the community twenty years ago , when these debates first started . |
| 10 | Days before the trading figures were due , when it should have recommended a long position , the firm was likely to recommend going short . |
| 11 | Over 900 of them said : ‘ It should have come a long time ago — very few people have done more for charity , public service and their Party than you have ’ . |
| 12 | Is not the Minister deeply ashamed that he intends to carry on with that cruel and stupid tax instead of scrapping it , as he should have done a long time ago ? |
| 13 | It must have taken a long time . |
| 14 | So it must have taken a long while ? |
| 15 | He would have lived a long and full life had it not been for Flodden . ’ |
| 16 | If she had said no he would have had a long way to jump . |