Example sentences of "i had [verb] [art] long [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Feel as if I had lived a long time and done very little . |
2 | The next day I had to wear a long Kamiz over my trousers and have a scarf covering my head — can you imagine going to school like that … |
3 | I had to wait a long time for an answer , and just before the door opened I nearly came sufficiently to my senses to run away , but sanity came too late . |
4 | I had to wait a long time shut in . |
5 | And I was a bit late , so I had to wait a long time to get served . ’ |
6 | Back in those hours I had remained a long time outside the door of North One , being filled by a sorrow so complete it overflowed , and I covered my ears not to hear any more . |
7 | I had worked a long time on the script with Dalton Trumbo and we worked very hard getting the right cast . |
8 | I had come a long way ; and I could recognise the signs of travel in others . |
9 | I had spent a long day in the autumn bargaining with the previous owner over the furniture and carpets and ended up having bought most of it at a reasonable price . |