Example sentences of "have [verb] long [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To this day , despite periods of extreme repression , they have survived , often having to spend long periods underground . |
| 2 | You 've got long hair too , black hair which you push impatiently away from your face with one hand while gesticulating with the other to make a point as you talk . |
| 3 | Prior to Arran I had walked long days sometimes speaking to no one and moving through completely new landscapes . |
| 4 | John 's father left the family when John was seven , although he had spent long periods away when John was younger . |
| 5 | And she and her friend Betty had spent long hours together , playing tennis and squash and doing a bit of swimming . |