Example sentences of "have [prep] long " in BNC.

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1 Obviously , if all security interests were possessory it would make secured borrowing virtually impossible as a debtor would be deprived of the ability to use the assets subject to the security in the course of business ( but English law has for long recognised non-possessory security interests ) .
2 Meanwhile , Motorola has at long last revealed its initial pricing for the 88110 : 50MHz versions are $495 and a 40MHz parts costs $360 — both in quantities of 1,000-up .
3 As chairman of the European Movement in Britain , I am gratified to observe that a treaty which I would describe as extensive and profound has at long last been signed .
4 There are also no bonuses to be had for long service to JS when you are non-management .
5 And there was a warning of the effect proposed cuts in British aid would have on long term projects in the third world …
6 While the progress towards the reunion of separated churches has been much slower than many had hoped , the last sixty years have seen dialogue and joint action at many levels , from the local to the international , between Christian communities which had for long centuries been very largely isolated from each other .
7 She had discarded the dirty wrapper she had been wearing and had on long silky black stockings and suspenders , a black peephole bra and crutchless panties .
8 Even before this the six villages which had by long established custom sent representatives to the Salcey swanimotes were increased to forty-two , by an arbitrary re-imposition of the medieval bounds .
9 While other constitutional texts , where they existed at all , have for long periods been purely notional , national autonomy never ceased to have a certain operation reality .
10 THE A1 Locomotive Society have at long last gained the first tangible components of the new A1 — the tender .
11 ‘ They have at long last recognised that the spirits business is a very important part of the British economy .
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