Example sentences of "[modal v] have [verb] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | ‘ You would have to go a long way to see a better game than that . |
| 33 | ‘ Undoubtedly , you would have to think a long while before knowing which you prefer . ’ |
| 34 | If she had said no he would have had a long way to jump . |
| 35 | Peel ( 1966 ) considered that these would have taken a long time to form and their unidirectional nature may indicate that the north-east trades have been blowing over this area for a very long time . |
| 36 | I shall have to have a long talk with the Lord beforehand . ’ |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | Hill , who was a member of the little-known punk band Sex Hitler and the Hormones in the 1970s , will have gone a long way from those roots if he does manage to succeed his father Graham , who won two titles in the 1960s . |
| 39 | Is she making a promise to the British people that this improvement will be financed by an increase in taxation , or that , just as the Conservative Government have always aspired to improve that target , so will a Labour Government , and the British people will have to wait a long time for such an improvement to materialise ? |