Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] have [verb] [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 | I 'll have to wear a long coat . |
| 4 | The Sheffield Bomber said : ‘ I 'll have to have a long , serious think about my future — but I 'll make the decision , on my own . |
| 5 | I shall have to have a long talk with the Lord beforehand . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The hurt itself may have happened a long time ago , and may even be something that you have forgotten all about . |
| 8 | Although you might have driven a long way to get there , do n't put yourself into a situation you ca n't handle . |
| 9 | If you are wearing trousers you 'll have to wear a long top so it does n't show anything . ’ |
| 10 | He did n't look the kind of guy who could have taken a long prison sentence . |
| 11 | ‘ You would have to go a long way to see a better game than that . |
| 12 | ‘ Undoubtedly , you would have to think a long while before knowing which you prefer . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 ! |
| 15 | But do n't pick up any more thorns , Hlao-roo , because we may have to go a long way . " |
| 16 | We might have to look a long way back . ’ |
| 17 | Most modern chemists would probably say that we 'd have to wait a long time by the standards of a human lifetime , but perhaps not all that long by the standards of cosmological time . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ Then they may have to wait a long time . |
| 20 | And he may have to live a long time with the third . |
| 21 | Days before the trading figures were due , when it should have recommended a long position , the firm was likely to recommend going short . |
| 22 | 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 ’ . |
| 23 | 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 ? |
| 24 | It must have taken a long time . |
| 25 | So it must have taken a long while ? |
| 26 | cos it 'd have to take a long time . |
| 27 | He would have lived a long and full life had it not been for Flodden . ’ |
| 28 | If she had said no he would have had a long way to jump . |