Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [prep] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This state of affairs has resulted in long periods of civil war beginning soon after independence . |
| 2 | Wind also has a profound effect on plant growth in the Western Isles in that is usually salt-laden , particularly when it has come from the west or south-west , having passed over long distances of wave-tom ocean . |
| 3 | She had suffered during long bouts of Hopper 's depression , rages and his obsession with James Dean . |
| 4 | Whatever benefits were conferred by the phenothiazines , they gave little help to patients who were suffering from excessive mood swings or who had entered into long periods of helpless depression . |
| 5 | The issue of two-year degrees had led to long discussions on the Council . |
| 6 | The third was connected with a new awareness of history , of the fact that human societies and institutions have developed through long centuries and have taken on many different shapes at different times and in different places — an awareness which was especially sharply focused by the work of Gotthold Lessing . |
| 7 | Lacking sufficient data , specific advice about treatment can not be given ; both local and systemic approaches have resulted in long term survival . |
| 8 | Increases in the population aged over 65 , in both proportionate and absolute terms have resulted from long term downward trends in the birth rate coinciding with decreased mortality rates . |
| 9 | Increases in the elderly population — in both absolute and proportionate terms — have resulted from long term downward trends in the birth rate coinciding with decreased mortality at all ages . |
| 10 | ‘ I have discovered through long experience , Miss Honey , that the ears of small boys are stuck very firmly to their heads . ’ |
| 11 | To investigate our rhythms , some individuals have lived for long periods in underground caves , cut off from sunlight . |
| 12 | The vast majority of these fish I have kept over long periods and know to be reliable , easy to keep and in the case of some , very long lived . |