Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a long time [verb] " in BNC.

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1 After all , they have had a long time to become used to them .
2 It is a tribute not only to the management at Yarrow but to the workers , who have spent a long time removing ill-considered demarcation practices — and it is as a shipbuilder that I say that .
3 In other words , if you have spent a long time writing programs to carry out tasks , you will have to start again from scratch .
4 The links between sport , the media ‘ and big business ‘ which are now so important , have taken a long time to forge .
5 The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps .
6 The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps .
7 ‘ We have waited a long time to have car tax taken off , but VAT is still 17.5 per cent , ’ he says .
8 ‘ You have waited a long time to tell me .
9 I have waited a long time to catch The Economist out on an egregious factual error .
10 These , these have lasted a long time have n't
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