Example sentences of "have been [v-ing] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has been waiting a long time for your kiss . ’ |
| 2 | Then they went back to camp and the only person there was Miguel the interpreter , who 'd been having a long conversation with one of the Indians and when he turned round all the other Indians had scarpered . |
| 3 | I had been swimming a long time that first Sunday , far out in the bay , and he could easily have slipped the things on to the Bourani end of the beach while I was in the water . |
| 4 | When he turned it was obvious from his face that he had been having a long tussle with himself . |
| 5 | She is seen to suffer for what she did , and Mary , the other sister , likewise ‘ paid heavily ’ : let down by an Indian student with whom she had been having a long affair . |
| 6 | ‘ Sounds as if you 've been waiting a long time , ’ she said soothingly . |
| 7 | I 've been waiting a long time , watching the roads , asking about new arrivals in the large towns . |
| 8 | And he answered : ‘ Yes , I have been waiting a long time , waiting to hear you say that . |
| 9 | ‘ Our fans have been waiting a long time for a game like Sunday 's . |
| 10 | Well Newcastle folk have been waiting a long time , and we all badly want to give them something to celebrate . ’ |
| 11 | I have been waiting a long time for a British magazine to offer intelligent coverage of mainstream sport in a way that Sports Illustrated , among others in America , seems to do effortlessly . |
| 12 | we have been waiting a long time traffic calming . |
| 13 | ‘ Well ? ’ she says as though she 's been waiting a long time . |