Example sentences of "[conj] i have [verb] a 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 | I retraced my steps , by this time it was 7 pm and I 'd done a long walk and about 45 miles on the bike . |
3 | Feel as if I had lived a long time and done very little . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | But I have gone a long way from my original fine lace and the number of strokes of the lace carriage . |
6 | But I have come a long way since then |
7 | ‘ No — but only because I 've got a long drive ahead of me . |
8 | 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 . " |