Example sentences of "i [vb base] [verb] [art] 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 red chair where I sit has a long seat , comfortable for a tall person .
3 Which I think goes a long way .
4 I 've travelled a long way today . ’
5 I 've lived a long life — a useful one too , I hope .
6 I 've waited a long while for this . ’
7 An overwhelmed Fogarty said : ‘ I 've waited a long time for this .
8 So erm I 'm you kn I do n't propose to do that again because I would n't er I would n't arrange a speaker if we had a full table show but it 's nice to know that it did work out because we were , I was forced into a corner a little bit erm and I think it was worth it because we as I say I 've waited a long time for Danny and he was well worth listening to , I can listen to Danny for hours because he he just speaks and , and tells you about his fish , I 'm , I 'm very very fond of listening to Danny cos I think he gives a good talk .
9 I 've waited a long time to be able to do this . ’
10 I 've waited a long time for this . ’
11 I 've had a long chat with Vinnie , ’ said Kinnear .
12 Er but , you know , I , I 'd , as I say , I think er and then if we just , if we can just pick up like the odd I mean , I 've , I 've had a long chat with Anne , we 've had a long , erm meeting with Anne yesterday about it , and she 's gon na start pushing cos you know , she 's really done the Royal upstairs , it 's
13 I 've had a long life and many blessings and you 've been one of the best .
14 I 've had a long day , Nora .
15 I 've come a long way — I may have to go much farther — and I 'm not turning back now .
16 I 've come a long way to make a reconciliation with him , and I do n't want interference from some snooty cocktail waitress .
17 But I 've come a long way and er so I 'll go back next er Wednesday to the department and er er if people will bear with me and put up with it er I 'll take it er fairly slowly to start with but I dare say there will come a time when er erm you wo n't notice much difference .
18 And then he thought : I 've spent a long time doing things for everybody 's sake .
19 I 'VE SPENT a long time cultivating this dour image , I 'm not going to spoil it now .
20 I 've got a long way to go before I 'm thirty , ’ she 'd say .
21 mm , I 've got a long way to go yet then have I ?
22 I 've got a long drive tomorrow .
23 ‘ No — but only because I 've got a long drive ahead of me .
24 Erm , I 'd like to welcome you to the Industrial Training Board , I spent about four and a half years with training scheme , and I actually originated in er , engineering , so er , I 've got a long track record , perhaps of training and er , an even long track record working , so I wo n't give you too hard a time .
25 But I have gone a long way from my original fine lace and the number of strokes of the lace carriage .
26 I have waited a long time before writing to you , hoping all the time that I might hear good news of Leslie from Wendy .
27 He said : ‘ I have waited a long time for this chance and it 's up to me to make the most of it .
28 I have waited a long time to catch The Economist out on an egregious factual error .
29 I have thought a long time about this and I think I know the answer .
30 I have had a long chat with Stephen and told him I know that he is knocking at the door of the full international side , but I would rather he played and helped out in the match at Tannadice than did nothing at Ibrox . ’
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