Example sentences of "[pers pn] have a long [noun] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 I had a long talk once with the very bright lady who accompanied him in his early days , a lady of charm and accomplishment and infinitely more mature than Niki was .
2 I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow .
3 The ‘ celebratory drink ’ fast developed into a full-scale party , but Shannon managed to make her excuses and leave , knowing she had a long drive ahead of her .
4 We 've a long day ahead of us tomorrow , ’ Travis agreed , but there was something in his voice that alerted Paige to the fact that he had more to say , and that it was n't particularly good news .
5 I know that we 've a long way today er to go today but would you just bear that in mind colleagues .
6 We arrived back at about seven pm , had our evening meal and then got an early night because we had a long day ahead of us .
7 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 .
8 You know , we had a long time really just to kind of toss out .
9 ‘ You ladies take far too long over your drinks , and we have a long drive ahead of us . ’
10 We have a long ride ahead of us tomorrow .
11 The nation-state is inevitably becoming weaker as power goes both up to Europe and down to regions and districts , but it has a long life yet , and the British people have many uses for it .
12 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 .
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