Example sentences of "i [verb] [to-vb] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ As soon as my work here is finished ’ , he wrote to Constanze , ‘ I shall join you , for I intend to take a long rest in your arms ; and I shall really need it , for all this mental worry and all the rushing about in connection with it is really wearing me out … . ’
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 . ’
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