Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [verb] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lot of people seem to refer to Jesus as a good man who lived a long time ago ; a man who taught about God and who became ‘ Son of God ’ by his resurrection . |
| 2 | ‘ It does n't matter — just someone who lived a long time ago — best forgotten . ’ |
| 3 | Mr Harley , who made a long statement to me at the time , would doubtless have indicated if the Bawdsey site was ever raided from the sea . |
| 4 | First , an investor who holds a long position in shares which are overpriced can sell them and buy the relatively underpriced index future ( a swap or stock replacement ) . |
| 5 | Who wants a long Grace Before Meals ? |
| 6 | Toby ( 4.5 ) had been playing with blocks , but then wandered away and the blocks were put away by two other boys , who spent a long time carefully fitting the different sizes of blocks into the two boxes . |
| 7 | Instead he became a national hero who enjoyed a long life … and who died with dignity . |
| 8 | Even though I make fun of it , and it 's not my favourite music , that does n't mean that it 's less valid than bands who last a long time , especially if it is enjoyed . |
| 9 | Even Mr Fraser of Neill 's , a source of many choice quotations on this issue had to admit that not all the women got married : " there are some who stay a long time . |
| 10 | Then he relaxes into a sorrowful smile , like when you remember someone you loved who died a long time ago . |
| 11 | Candy , who had a long history of violence , reported that , while he was in Reading on 22 June , an Italian named Mike , whom he knew slightly , approached him and suggested that they rob a shopkeeper in the town . |
| 12 | He managed to attract to the new Achimota college a remarkable principal , Alek Fraser , who had a long record of educating the leaders of society in Ceylon . |
| 13 | The first programme we watched after it was installed was one my father would have loved , about old sailing-ships and the life of our ancestor , the poet-sailor William Falconer , who wrote a long poem , The Shipwreck , which was popular in its day . |
| 14 | Families of people with a learning disability might welcome a less intense form of case management than that offered to single male schizophrenia sufferers who have a long history of compulsory admission to hospital . |
| 15 | Other such opportunities might occur with people with recurring illness , or with couples considering divorce who have a long history of marital strife . |
| 16 | The Natural History Museum wanted me to complete some ecology wallcharts of ponds and streams , sponsored by British petroleum , who have a long standing relationship with the Museum , aimed at encouraging and supporting a better understanding of current environmental issues . |
| 17 | There are also younger people who have a long term chronic illness or handicap ; people who have been Psychiatrically ill ; people who have a mental handicap . |
| 18 | However , we have grave reservations about clause 4 if it is left in the hands of a Government who have a long track record of being mean with acquisition money . |