Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [vb pp] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I have taken a long look at local government finance . |
| 32 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 33 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 34 | Look , you 've made a long shadow . |
| 35 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 36 | You 've had a long journey , ’ he said kindly . |
| 37 | ‘ I know you 're tired , Sarella ; you 've had a long journey , but we 're going to have to talk . ’ |
| 38 | I 'm used to being on my own and you 've had a long day . ’ |
| 39 | ‘ You 've had a long day . ’ |
| 40 | " So ? " she said , " You 've had a long holiday from the kiddies . " |
| 41 | ‘ You 've had a long walk , Mr Bumble , ’ she said , ‘ and you must be thirsty . ’ |
| 42 | But perhaps you 've got a long drive ahead , ’ he said , not so much hesitantly as enquiringly . |
| 43 | You 've got a long way to go before you can set up on your own . |
| 44 | As I say you 've er , you 've got a long way to go , okay , fine thank you . |
| 45 | Yes cos you 've got a long way |
| 46 | You 've got a long way to travel . |
| 47 | I 've worked in for 30 years and lots of us have worked for over 25 years and we do know that they are bringing in trainees in on higher salaries than ourselves , which obviously is quite upsetting when you 've worked a long time . |
| 48 | You 've come a long way in a short time . ’ |
| 49 | You 've come a long way for a late-night drink . ’ |
| 50 | ‘ I do n't doubt it , Seb , you 've come a long way from the poor , sickly boy who arrived here from London only a couple of years ago . ’ |
| 51 | You 've come a long way from Manchester to deal with that . |
| 52 | ‘ You 've come a long way to do just that . ’ |
| 53 | But the family sat on with the inertia of those who have travelled a long way and are reluctant to face the effort of arrival . |
| 54 | It is a tribute not only to the management at Yarrow but to the workers , who have spent a long time removing ill-considered demarcation practices — and it is as a shipbuilder that I say that . |
| 55 | ‘ You have waited a long time to tell me . |
| 56 | 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 . |
| 57 | If you have spent a long day on the airfield , it will be difficult to refuse your turn to fly , even if you are tired . |
| 58 | In other words , if you have spent a long time writing programs to carry out tasks , you will have to start again from scratch . |
| 59 | But , ’ he continued seriously , ‘ I do see danger for you and I also feel sorry , as you have come a long way for nothing . ’ |
| 60 | Douglas McIldoon , of the EC , said : ‘ This document demonstrates that you have come a long way in this region and it will give us great pleasure in working with you to make it happen . ’ |