Example sentences of "[conj] have a long " in BNC.

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1 Other quick-growing plants are tomatoes and runner beans , but these plants that mature in the autumn are not really suitable for schools that have a long August holiday , as continuity is lost , even if help is available to care for the plants .
2 The processes usually called upon to explain the distribution of art-styles have been , for the ‘ conforming type ’ ( those that have a long observable development ) diffusion , and for intrusive new types , migration and invasion .
3 The aim is to produce beers quickly which , because they are sterile and have a long ‘ shelf life ’ , are also highly profitable .
4 I 'm fifty and have a long way to go .
5 The inhabitants , having colonised naturally , would be well-adapted to the local conditions ; no two commons would be alike ; and garden escapes , which are often very colourful and have a long flowering period , would be welcome .
6 All they told me was that if I were on the public payroll I 'd take a ride out to Westminster Drive and have a long talk with Mrs. Laura Channing .
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