Example sentences of "[noun] have [vb pp] the long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Virus F/x-01–74482 , soon referred to as , simply , the Mahon virus was , as far as she could understand , a unique example of something that up till now had only been postulated : that deep in the ocean , under the terrific pressure and in temperatures approaching absolute zero , there had remained chains of biochemicals , primitive viruses that had been part of the great ‘ organic soup ’ at the creation of life , remaining unchanged as the rest of the primordial swamp had undergone the long evolutionary journey to form all the complexities of life on earth . |
| 2 | During this time Alcock had begun the long process of memorising the night sky ; by 1932 he already knew the position of most stars that can be seen by the naked eye . |
| 3 | As the modified aircraft had left the Long Beach and Oxnard facilities , they were test flown and ferried to Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in Orange County . |
| 4 | The fact that Teacher Placement Service has not had supply cover , although causing short term difficulties has improved the long term chances of success , as such additional external government funding would be temporary in nature . |
| 5 | Multiple champions Honda have quit the long distance haul and Alex Vieira ( on the RVF ) now rides for Kawasaki |
| 6 | The fear was there again , from last summer , when Peter had climbed the long ladder up to the clock tower and had frozen near the top ; Barnes had had to talk him down . |
| 7 | Marjorie had opened the long sash windows and pushed the table near them , so that it was almost like eating in the garden . |
| 8 | It is focused on pricing and delivering saying Unix software has outgrown the long sales cycle . |
| 9 | Deng Yingchao 's authority arose not only from her marriage to Zhou in 1925 , but also from her status as one of only around 50 women to have completed the Long March of 1934-35 . |