Example sentences of "have [verb] long [noun pl] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Since the overthrow of the country 's first President , Kwame Nkrumah , in a coup in February 1966 , Ghana has experienced long periods of military rule interspersed with short-lived civilian governments . |
2 | Since the overthrow of the country 's first President , Kwame Nkrumah , in a coup in February 1966 , Ghana has experienced long periods of military rule interspersed with short-lived civilian governments . |
3 | Tertiary , prevention … would aim at avoiding the worst consequences of a child actually having to spend long periods in substitute care . |
4 | I had imagined long pitches of vertical ice and continuous difficulty , so I was n't entirely sure how we were going to climb it . |
5 | Often , and particularly with those individuals who have spent long hours in heavy manual labour , there has perhaps not been the time or energy to develop such interests or hobbies . |