Example sentences of "you [verb] [verb] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And I see you 've got the longest trip to the sunniest country .
2 I hear you 've come a long way . "
3 But he said : ’ You endeavoured to go a long way to cover your tracks by disposing of the apparatus .
4 How far are you prepared to stretch the long arm of coincidence ?
5 Or , if you like to spend a long time in the tub , you might like a wider one , which may well fit into the existing space .
6 But there are particular areas like this , you having to wait a long time and if you come into the building to go and see a film and you 've you 've left an hour to , to have some food you , you really should n't be missing the film because
7 You do take a long time to come out has not reached the non strikers and er , some said he had a little reading from who .
8 You learned to speak a long time ago and , no doubt , you have talked a good deal since then .
9 Look , you 've made a long shadow .
10 ‘ Mr McKillop , you 've travelled a long way and you 've worked hard but I think this is as far as you 're likely to get . ’
11 You 've had a long journey , ’ he said kindly .
12 ‘ I know you 're tired , Sarella ; you 've had a long journey , but we 're going to have to talk . ’
13 I 'm used to being on my own and you 've had a long day . ’
14 You 've had a long day . ’
15 " So ? " she said , " You 've had a long holiday from the kiddies . "
16 You 've had a long walk , Mr Bumble , ’ she said , ‘ and you must be thirsty . ’
17 But perhaps you 've got a long drive ahead , ’ he said , not so much hesitantly as enquiringly .
18 You 've got a long way to go before you can set up on your own .
19 As I say you 've er , you 've got a long way to go , okay , fine thank you .
20 Yes cos you 've got a long way
21 You 've got a long way to travel .
22 I 've worked in for 30 years and lots of us have worked for over 25 years and we do know that they are bringing in trainees in on higher salaries than ourselves , which obviously is quite upsetting when you 've worked a long time .
23 You 've come a long way in a short time . ’
24 You 've come a long way for a late-night drink . ’
25 ‘ I do n't doubt it , Seb , you 've come a long way from the poor , sickly boy who arrived here from London only a couple of years ago . ’
26 You 've come a long way from Manchester to deal with that .
27 You 've come a long way to do just that . ’
28 For example , suppose that for some reason you wish to remember a long list of dissociated objects such as aeroplane , alarm clock , carrot , television , etc .
29 what 's it called ca n't think of the name of the blooming thing now but it was you did a line across , then you learn to do a long stitch
30 You have waited a long time to tell me .
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