Example sentences of "have been [verb] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he answered : ‘ Yes , I have been waiting a long time , waiting to hear you say that . |
| 2 | ‘ Our fans have been waiting a long time for a game like Sunday 's . |
| 3 | Well Newcastle folk have been waiting a long time , and we all badly want to give them something to celebrate . ’ |
| 4 | I have been waiting a long time for a British magazine to offer intelligent coverage of mainstream sport in a way that Sports Illustrated , among others in America , seems to do effortlessly . |
| 5 | we have been waiting a long time traffic calming . |
| 6 | ‘ Therese and Loulou , ’ said Giles , ‘ have been married a long time . |