Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] had [verb] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I was a bit late , so I had to wait a long time to get served . ’ |
| 2 | And the police up on the railway embankment when they walked home from school , and the tunnel fenced off so they had to go the long way round . |
| 3 | Her eyes opened and she saw that he had tugged a long strand of hair free and was playing it between his fingers . |
| 4 | Feel as if I had lived a long time and done very little . |
| 5 | Even a king must die , or be overthrown , and he had had a long reign . |
| 6 | The stranger 's clothes were dusty and muddy , as if he had travelled a long way . |
| 7 | Having said that he was very immature the report added that there had been considerable improvement , but it had taken a long time ( he had only been at school for four terms and had had a change of teacher ) . |
| 8 | Florence Ames was quieter about it , as though she had the measure of things because she had spent a long time in looking at them . |
| 9 | She watched him leave the room , her heart heavy , as though she had run a long way uphill , and had not the strength for the return journey . |
| 10 | ‘ You know why I 'm here , ’ she said , her voice rasping in her throat as though she had run a long way . |