Example sentences of "you have [verb] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You have waited a long time to tell me . |
| 2 | It will create interest in the foreground which I think is important and often , especially looking across water an expanse of water if you have n't got any interesting detail in the foreground yo you have to go a long way into the picture before it begins to get interesting . |
| 3 | Keep it simple , avoid jargon and if you have to give a long explanation , try to break it up . |
| 4 | You have had a long life of service and time to look back on it and if I did not know how your arthritis troubles you and with what difficulty you pen your kind notes I would ask you to help me in this . |
| 5 | If you have spent a long day on the airfield , it will be difficult to refuse your turn to fly , even if you are tired . |
| 6 | In other words , if you have spent a long time writing programs to carry out tasks , you will have to start again from scratch . |
| 7 | Exactly you have to think a long time . |
| 8 | But , ’ he continued seriously , ‘ I do see danger for you and I also feel sorry , as you have come a long way for nothing . ’ |
| 9 | Douglas McIldoon , of the EC , said : ‘ This document demonstrates that you have come a long way in this region and it will give us great pleasure in working with you to make it happen . ’ |