Example sentences of "[modal v] have [verb] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The amount of people crammed into offices out here , they should have built longer trains . |
| 2 | He poured the wine and said , ‘ It should have had longer … ’ |
| 3 | In 1954 it was a long journey by rail from Glasgow to Paris , and it must have seemed longer to me . |
| 4 | They must have had long journies , so I expect they 're having a lie in , I know I would . |
| 5 | You 'll have to wear long tops . |
| 6 | Creggan might have stayed longer but that he became aware of a man silhouetted on the skyline . |
| 7 | For the first time she found herself wondering whether he had resented not only Hugo but all the family , and whether that subsequent betrayal could have had long roots in the soil of an old envy . |
| 8 | I reckon you 'd have to look long and hard through the history of the hot hatch to find a more unconvincing sporting package for your money — a hefty £10,990 in standard form . |
| 9 | But the UK may have to wait longer for any improvement . |
| 10 | When choosing this item bear in mind that you may have to walk long distances , so check the padding on the harnesses and straps for comfort . |
| 11 | Those in the States may have to travel long distances for tournaments but it 's still in their own country . ’ |
| 12 | Those in the States may have to travel long distances for tournaments but it 's still in their own country . ’ |
| 13 | I would have dallied longer but the venerable Bere came down to wish us farewell . |
| 14 | For example , if Linford Christie were a man of such deep religious beliefs that he would not compete on a Sunday and subsequently found out that a qualifying round of the 100m was to be held on a Sunday , he would have to think long and hard before deciding to run the 400m . |
| 15 | Talbot would have taken long odds that he was cold sober . |
| 16 | Pupils at the new schools would have to expect longer working days and longer terms than at maintained schools . |
| 17 | The stoppage means some students will have to wait longer to learn whether they 've secured a college place . |
| 18 | They point out : ‘ During the first year or so , you will have to work long and unsociable hours and may have to go without a holiday or make other sacrifices . ’ |
| 19 | He will have spent long years mastering this art . |
| 20 | Health watchdogs fear the Government 's NHS reforms could mean hundreds of hospital patients will have to travel long distances for treatment . |