Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [vb pp] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I 've travelled a long way today . ’
2 I 've lived a long life — a useful one too , I hope .
3 I 've waited a long while for this . ’
4 An overwhelmed Fogarty said : ‘ I 've waited a long time for this .
5 So erm I 'm you kn I do n't propose to do that again because I would n't er I would n't arrange a speaker if we had a full table show but it 's nice to know that it did work out because we were , I was forced into a corner a little bit erm and I think it was worth it because we as I say I 've waited a long time for Danny and he was well worth listening to , I can listen to Danny for hours because he he just speaks and , and tells you about his fish , I 'm , I 'm very very fond of listening to Danny cos I think he gives a good talk .
6 I 've waited a long time to be able to do this . ’
7 I 've waited a long time for this . ’
8 I 've had a long chat with Vinnie , ’ said Kinnear .
9 Er but , you know , I , I 'd , as I say , I think er and then if we just , if we can just pick up like the odd I mean , I 've , I 've had a long chat with Anne , we 've had a long , erm meeting with Anne yesterday about it , and she 's gon na start pushing cos you know , she 's really done the Royal upstairs , it 's
10 I 've had a long life and many blessings and you 've been one of the best .
11 I 've had a long day , Nora .
12 I 've come a long way — I may have to go much farther — and I 'm not turning back now .
13 I 've come a long way to make a reconciliation with him , and I do n't want interference from some snooty cocktail waitress .
14 But I 've come a long way and er so I 'll go back next er Wednesday to the department and er er if people will bear with me and put up with it er I 'll take it er fairly slowly to start with but I dare say there will come a time when er erm you wo n't notice much difference .
15 And then he thought : I 've spent a long time doing things for everybody 's sake .
16 I 'VE SPENT a long time cultivating this dour image , I 'm not going to spoil it now .
17 I 've got a long way to go before I 'm thirty , ’ she 'd say .
18 mm , I 've got a long way to go yet then have I ?
19 I 've got a long drive tomorrow .
20 ‘ No — but only because I 've got a long drive ahead of me .
21 Erm , I 'd like to welcome you to the Industrial Training Board , I spent about four and a half years with training scheme , and I actually originated in er , engineering , so er , I 've got a long track record , perhaps of training and er , an even long track record working , so I wo n't give you too hard a time .
22 But I have gone a long way from my original fine lace and the number of strokes of the lace carriage .
23 I have waited a long time before writing to you , hoping all the time that I might hear good news of Leslie from Wendy .
24 He said : ‘ I have waited a long time for this chance and it 's up to me to make the most of it .
25 I have waited a long time to catch The Economist out on an egregious factual error .
26 I have thought a long time about this and I think I know the answer .
27 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 . ’
28 I have had a long history of muscular trouble , of a weak back .
29 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 . "
30 But I have come a long way since then
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