Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] have a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The five-star novelist gave me an unfathomable glimmer when I closed the car door for her and remarked that she 'd had a long chat with Harry that afternoon on the telephone . |
| 2 | Kate , pregnant with her second baby , thought she knew what to expect when it came to giving birth , especially since she 'd had a long labour first time round . |
| 3 | She had had a long treatment session , and then decided , possibly over-ambitiously , to visit her brother for tea , walking part of the way . |
| 4 | The barman looked like he 'd had a long day 's journey into night , although the monocle and the silk smoking-jacket were as natty as ninepence . |
| 5 | He had had a long day at the hospital and the drive down from London had not been easy . |
| 6 | He had had a long drive and , in the face of great provocation , behaved , on the whole , exceedingly well . |
| 7 | Even a king must die , or be overthrown , and he had had a long reign . |
| 8 | He had to have a long swig of Bell 's to shift it . |
| 9 | ‘ He liked the song so much he wanted to have a long version of it , ’ claimed Moroder , ‘ and that 's when I did the 17-minute one . |