Example sentences of "have [verb] long [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lucky ones had bikes but most had to walk long distances to meet up with their friends . |
| 2 | But with the resurgence in business , those who are left are having to work long hours to ensure that the quality of service to clients is not affected , and she believes that she will have to start recruiting again before long . |
| 3 | He will have spent long years mastering this art . |
| 4 | The remaining operating staff had to work long hours preparing and implementing an evacuation programme for school children , an exercise in which the trams played their part in getting them to the main line railway stations on the first part of their journey away from London . |
| 5 | In the years prior to the Second World War , a small group of pioneers had spent long periods exploring the Libyan desert in vehicles . |
| 6 | He had worked long hours to acquire a complete understanding of the Plan and to learn Mark 's presentation word for word . |
| 7 | Already the refs have had long meetings working out just how strict or just how lenient they are going to be . |
| 8 | When dogs have spent long periods living outside , they do n't know indoors from outdoors , and must be taught the difference . |
| 9 | It is of course the case that it is the speech of the first set whose language tends to be described in descriptions of the language ( grammars ) , since descriptions are typically written by middle-aged people who have spent long years reading written language . |