Example sentences of "[modal v] have [art] long " in BNC.

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1 To achieve this ISO must have a longer lifetime than IRAS .
2 ‘ You 'll have a long day tomorrow , ’ Rose encouraged .
3 ‘ They 'll have a long wait , ’ Jenna laughed .
4 ‘ You 'll have a long wait , ’ flashed Isabel , and immediately cursed herself when fitzAlan grinned again .
5 ‘ We 'll have a long series of locks to navigate later — a bit trying for a novice .
6 And no matter how fresh the lads might get they 'll have a long way to go before they reach your handling , wo n't they , Andrew ? ’
7 We 'll have a longer talk when I 'm home again . ’
8 But they could have a long wait .
9 I think overall there was a definite public benefit from offering this type of information , although I would hope that we could have a longer lead in time with regards to any future campaign .
10 Sir , If you please to send me a scarlet Cardinal [ a short red cloak ] , and let it be full yard long , and rather longer than a yard long , and let it be full , for it be for a large Woman , they tell me I may have a long one , and a handsome one , for 11s but I shou 'd not be willing to give more than 12s , but if you have any as long as that , either duffil or cloth , if it is cheaper , I shou 'd like it as well as , for I am not to give but 12s for it .
11 However , where the assumption is a letting for a term expiring after the actual term on the terms of the actual lease , the hypothetical lease may have a long period without review .
12 Although humans may have the longest lifespan of any mammal , giant tortoises have the longest recorded lives among vertebrates .
13 The government 's manifesto commitment was to increase benefit in line with prices but this does not guarantee its future after the next election , and presumably any proposals on child benefit would have a long lead-in time .
14 The rule applies in all preconsonantal environments including those that would have a long vowel in monosyllables ( fricative and voiced obstruent environments and liquids ) , except apparently before [ s ] clusters ( as in hospital ) .
15 To get the tyres out of the oven two of us would have a long rod each .
16 Perhaps that was why he had embarked , without capital , on trying to put up a building , though god knows this would have no long life in Manhattan .
17 ‘ His investigative talent , which he displayed in this instance , will no doubt stand him in good stead in the future and I hope that he will have a long and distinguished career , ’ he said .
18 A good-quality 100-yard long-net today will have a long working life and is fairly expensive , but 50-yard and even 20-yard nets are useful at times , especially when working hedgerows .
19 Then after four months I will have a long holiday . ’
20 Mr Heathcliff will have a long walk to wherever he 's staying tonight , and I 'm thirsty . ’
21 ‘ I promise you that we will have a long talk — and sort out everything between us , once and for all , ’ he murmured , burying his face in her blonde hair for a moment , before raising himself up on an elbow to gaze down at her lovely face .
22 They 're cooking eggs and then they will have a long sleep , ’ a spokesman said .
23 Seats that can face wither forward or to the rear are standard on many models , which is useful as the seat will have a longer utility value .
24 Customers signing new life policies will have a longer cooling-off period of 14 days ( instead of 10 ) in which to cancel .
25 ‘ Yes , I know , but if you call early we can have a long talk . ’
26 yes , Okay , yes , I 'll see if we can have a long er coffee break , Peter !
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