Example sentences of "[vb mod] have a long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 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 ? ’
2 ‘ You 'll have a long day tomorrow , ’ Rose encouraged .
3 ‘ We 'll have a long series of locks to navigate later — a bit trying for a novice .
4 ‘ They 'll have a long wait , ’ Jenna laughed .
5 ‘ You 'll have a long wait , ’ flashed Isabel , and immediately cursed herself when fitzAlan grinned again .
6 But they could have a long wait .
7 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 .
8 To get the tyres out of the oven two of us would have a long rod each .
9 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 ) .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 They 're cooking eggs and then they will have a long sleep , ’ a spokesman said .
13 Then after four months I will have a long holiday . ’
14 Mr Heathcliff will have a long walk to wherever he 's staying tonight , and I 'm thirsty . ’
15 ‘ 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 .
16 ‘ Yes , I know , but if you call early we can have a long talk . ’
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