Example sentences of "have [verb] the long [noun] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 With the first of the ovens he 'd gone the long way through to the Hall 's kitchens , taking in the sights as he went .
2 And the police up on the railway embankment when they walked home from school , and the tunnel fenced off so they had to go the long way round .
3 He had to go the long way around , but it gave him plenty of time to watch for any indication that there might be anybody at home .
4 Rob 's group had to walk the long way round into the Jabri Nullah and was rewarded by several days of good skiing .
5 The fear was there again , from last summer , when Peter had climbed the long ladder up to the clock tower and had frozen near the top ; Barnes had had to talk him down .
6 Wales , under Davies and Bob Norster , have started the long haul back towards former prowess .
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