Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] have [art] long [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Just to be on the safe side we had a long rope attached to the raft and tied round a tree on the bank so that if the Indians lost control the rope would pull it to a stop . |
2 | Other such opportunities might occur with people with recurring illness , or with couples considering divorce who have a long history of marital strife . |
3 | In the secondary sector they have a long history of influence as local employers . |
4 | And this morning I had a long talk with my mother . ’ |
5 | Objectivity is itself an ideal which has a long history of identification with the masculine . |
6 | Voluntary organisations in many cases became the effective agents of enforcement , as well as pressure groups constantly campaigning for further intervention , and here they became quasi-state apparatuses , a pattern which had a long history . |
7 | However , we have grave reservations about clause 4 if it is left in the hands of a Government who have a long track record of being mean with acquisition money . |
8 | If the comments published in your magazine are typical , even the canoeing fraternity there have a long way to go . |
9 | By thus reproducing arguments in favour of unequal pay which had a long pedigree , Amelia McLean 's article showed that she was either unable or unwilling to realize that , apart from anything else , the introduction of Monotype machines within the previous few years had completely redistributed the cards . |
10 | He wanted to call her ‘ Mam ’ , the way he had a long time ago , but she said it made her feel middle-aged and dull and ordinary , so he must never say it again , especially when other people were around . |
11 | In this second talk I want to mention a view which has a long history in the Church , far longer than my previous subject . |
12 | Some of them you remember the table we had a long time ago showing the reactivity of different elements , particularly the metals when we were looking at metals . |
13 | Part of the lease Arthur signed guaranteed him his brewing water free of tax or pipe money , and in this regard he had a long standing feud with the city authorities which lasted over twenty years . |