Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. Lowe ( Public Assistance Officer ) has had long talks with him and is convinced that the man is not normal ; he continually contradicts himself and his great joy is getting publicity . |
| 2 | Dan Jones ( 64 ) has no formal qualifications but has had long experience in the distribution and sale of beers , wines and spirits as Marketing Manager for Palatine . |
| 3 | ‘ One of my clients has got long hair and there 's no way I 'd let anybody cut it . |
| 4 | It is like saying that if Jim Bloggs is an ass it means he has got long ears and brays . |
| 5 | This is why Kenneth Baker has promised longer franchises for operators prepared to install systems that rely on switched-star technology . |
| 6 | Since the overthrow of the country 's first President , Kwame Nkrumah , in a coup in February 1966 , Ghana has experienced long periods of military rule interspersed with short-lived civilian governments . |
| 7 | Since the overthrow of the country 's first President , Kwame Nkrumah , in a coup in February 1966 , Ghana has experienced long periods of military rule interspersed with short-lived civilian governments . |
| 8 | This wig , with a short exterior shape , has texturised longer layers . |
| 9 | Development of an All Wales Strategy has involved long discussions at county level between social services department personnel , representatives from voluntary organisations , parents and sometimes consumers . |
| 10 | Police say the two dead men were leading I R A activists ; one has served long jail terms , the other wounded in a earlier shoot out with troops . |
| 11 | The Cabinet were much less happy about this , as were Mountbatten 's own staff : however , General Slim , in command of 14th Army , showed more understanding , declaring ( 19 April ) : ‘ Help already given by BNA has gone long way towards expiation of political crimes . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Besides , it 's got long sleeves , has n't it ? ’ |
| 13 | summer , I suppose it 's not meant for summer cos it 's got long sleeves . |
| 14 | He 's got long cupboards from the window right up to the ceiling . |
| 15 | Well her daughter 's got long boots on that has n't she ? |
| 16 | He 's got long hair and all . |
| 17 | He 's got long hair ! |
| 18 | A doll that 's got long hair and cries . |
| 19 | so I said , she 's the same age as me , she said god , she looked much older than you I said yeah I know , I says it cheers you up doing surgery do n't it seeing all these people that look terrible for their age , so she says well I though she looked older than me , I says yes she does look older , I do n't have , I do n't know how old Sue is , I think she 's forty , I think she 's forty , but this woman she 's got long hair |
| 20 | and he 's got longer hair . |
| 21 | cos he 's got longer legs then . |