Example sentences of "we [vb past] a long [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I well remember our first night with the aid of father-in-law we spent a long day moving ourselves in . |
| 2 | And Fergie honestly admitted of his shock £1million signing from Cambridge : ‘ We took a long time assessing him . |
| 3 | Just to be on the safe side we had a long rope attached to the raft and tied round a tree on the bank so that if the Indians lost control the rope would pull it to a stop . |
| 4 | ‘ All join up for a conga , ’ I called over the racket , and soon we had a long snake winding its way in and out of the tables and finally through the door . |
| 5 | We had a long way to go and to start by knocking the monarchy would n't go down too well at home . |
| 6 | The majority of people were sympathetic , but we had a long way to go before people would be shouting ‘ Honte à la reine Britannique ’ in the streets . |