Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [vb pp] long [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prior to Arran I had walked long days sometimes speaking to no one and moving through completely new landscapes . |
| 2 | Sometimes I have spent longer periods overseas , and I would like to mention those in particular : in 1972 , I spent 6 months as a visiting professor at Brown University , Providence , R.I. , U.S.A. ; in 1977 , I spent 3 months teaching in various centres in China ; in 1984 , I spent 3 months as a visiting professor at Kobe University , Japan ; and in 1987 , I spent 3 months as a visiting professor at the University of Paris IV ( the Sorbonne ) . |
| 3 | You 've got long hair too , black hair which you push impatiently away from your face with one hand while gesticulating with the other to make a point as you talk . |
| 4 | John 's father left the family when John was seven , although he had spent long periods away when John was younger . |
| 5 | cos he 's got longer legs then . |