Example sentences of "had [verb] [pron] [prep] a long " in BNC.

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1 His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement .
2 Physically , she was looking better than Harriet had seen her in a long while .
3 No one had said anything for a long time .
4 His voice was sharp , yet as intimate as if he had known her for a long time .
5 The owner had known me for a long time and asked me if I could run a brothel .
6 I felt that I had known it for a long time .
7 I had known it for a long time , ever since I had confided to my Mum at age fifteen that I fancied the other girls at school , the ‘ it 's just a phase , ’ syndrome .
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