Example sentences of "have [verb] [noun] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.

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1 Alex Ferguson has tied Giggs to a long contract and keeps him under his wing .
2 JE : Though this role was written for you , in a sense , did you find it difficult having to sing Britten after a long career in the standard repertoire ?
3 A young woman called Simone Thiroux had eyed Modigliani for a long time .
4 I 've had Duck for a long time .
5 West Bromwich boss Ardiles , an enthusiastic 15-handicap golfer , said : ‘ I 've known Vicente for a long time .
6 But , since you 're so interested , I 've known Nicole for a long time . ’
7 I 've known Becky for a long time and I never thought she 'd go public with what is a private afffair … it may in part be naivity … but I think some of it was vengence .
8 Finney had known Harwood for a long time before finally working with him on the film of The Dresser .
9 The other , even more revealing letter , was written early in 1945 , after Walter had spent part of a long leave with Viola and the children ( now alone , with divorce a matter of months away ) in their London flat .
10 Previously they had to remove embers from the long fire-pit to lay on corrugated metal sheets , then embed the breadpans in the cinders and replace the hot sheets over the hole .
11 Min Chong had also lived in China for many years and had taken part in the Long March .
12 He remembered how Bigwig had chased Hawkbit through the long grass , forgetting the quarrel of the previous night in the joy of their arrival .
13 It had to take place over a long period , in the face of a prodigious number of uncontrolled variables which were likely to confuse the outcome .
14 The British banks have attracted criticism for a long time over their failure to provide long-term finance to industry , and to develop lasting relationships with industrial customers .
15 I know a lot of us have done terms for a long term , but to be together closely and observe each other reacting and doing things it gives a better idea of how people think , being in this together .
16 Aids dementia is more common in those who have had AIDS for a long time , and in some instances the dementia is probably due to other organisms attacking the brain .
17 He said : ‘ I have known Graham for a long time but there will be no sentiment when he picks the England team .
18 I have loved Rose for a long time , and nothing will ever change that . ’
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