Example sentences of "had a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've had a long day , Nora . |
| 2 | The Prince , of course , had to go and say hello , and disappeared once again , emerging ten minutes later having had a long discussion with the chief brass player . |
| 3 | But it gives no indication that the pricing problems may have had a long history . |
| 4 | This week 's extension of the suspension has lead to a further letter to unit trust holders.But it gives no indication that the pricing problems may have had a long history . |
| 5 | It has had a long and complicated history ; but , at the present day , the form required by law for the creation and transfer of estates and interests in land is both uniform and simple . |
| 6 | Today 's theme will serve us satisfactorily as a basis for our meditation , because water has had a long association with such images of healing , blessing and anointing . |
| 7 | I have had a long history of muscular trouble , of a weak back . |
| 8 | I 've said that before to men : ‘ Have you had a long enough look ? ’ |
| 9 | You have had a long life of service and time to look back on it and if I did not know how your arthritis troubles you and with what difficulty you pen your kind notes I would ask you to help me in this . |
| 10 | The five-star novelist gave me an unfathomable glimmer when I closed the car door for her and remarked that she 'd had a long chat with Harry that afternoon on the telephone . |
| 11 | Joyce Barker has had a long association with Trinity Mill and recalls that the gearing was so light and precise that , even as a child of five , she could easily control the milling process and the sack hoist ! |
| 12 | The Barker family have had a long connection with Trinity Mill , the miller during the 1880s being George Barker , followed later by Denzil Barker . |
| 13 | Three hours later I had had three whole contractions , still had a long thin cervix and the medics moved in . |
| 14 | In Spain , for instance , no railway station had a hotel attached and passengers often had a long distance to travel from stations to reach their ultimate destination . |
| 15 | She had had a long treatment session , and then decided , possibly over-ambitiously , to visit her brother for tea , walking part of the way . |
| 16 | He jumps at home only when he has had a long rest and needs a quick reminder of what the job is all about ; otherwise his jumping is confined to the shows . |
| 17 | It was St Patrick 's Night , 1912 , and Sergeant O'Neil had had a long day , what with the parade and all . |
| 18 | It may be that osteopathy or chiropractic could help ; and both osteopaths and chiropractors have had a long training which includes medical education and qualifies them to give valuable help with backache . |
| 19 | Super-SARA has had a long and troubled gestation period . |
| 20 | As your article said ‘ Super-SARA has had a long and troubled gestation period ’ . |
| 21 | Ayrshire has had a long association with the aeroplane , mainly centred on Prestwick Airport and the companies which have built aircraft on the site . |
| 22 | Deaf schools in Britain have traditionally had a long involvement in the Scout and Girl Guide movement , but Scouting has not been confined simply to schoolboys and schoolgirls . |
| 23 | Even a king must die , or be overthrown , and he had had a long reign . |
| 24 | We 've had a long and tiring journey and my wife is not well . ’ |
| 25 | Miss Lodsworth had had a long day . |
| 26 | Jones and Brewer have had a long series of injuries , but both are near enough to fitness and form . |
| 27 | I 've had a long life and many blessings and you 've been one of the best . |
| 28 | She came to Queen 's Park about 11 years ago , having had a long association at Findlay Memorial Tabernacle . |
| 29 | As most of you will know , Queens Park has had a long standing partnership with the Baptist Church in Doolay Falls near Wichita , Kansas . |
| 30 | Ballylumford had had a long , bitter industrial dispute a few months earlier and the scars were raw and unhealed . |