Example sentences of "have [verb] long hours " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mind you , there was a lot of us , but still we did have to work long hours . |
| 2 | But with the resurgence in business , those who are left are having to work long hours to ensure that the quality of service to clients is not affected , and she believes that she will have to start recruiting again before long . |
| 3 | The remaining operating staff had to work long hours preparing and implementing an evacuation programme for school children , an exercise in which the trams played their part in getting them to the main line railway stations on the first part of their journey away from London . |
| 4 | This was more patriotic than wise because he had to work long hours and came home coughing ; you could smell the sulphur on his clothes . |
| 5 | And she and her friend Betty had spent long hours together , playing tennis and squash and doing a bit of swimming . |
| 6 | He had worked long hours to acquire a complete understanding of the Plan and to learn Mark 's presentation word for word . |
| 7 | Her father had worked long hours for the convent in his time , he had paid many times over in advance for his child to be housed and educated , had he but known it . |
| 8 | They had studied long hours , both of them , they had burned the midnight oil while munching their way through textbooks and qualifications , through overtime and late-night meetings . |
| 9 | Often , and particularly with those individuals who have spent long hours in heavy manual labour , there has perhaps not been the time or energy to develop such interests or hobbies . |
| 10 | We have worked long hours . |