Example sentences of "i [vb base] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And I mean a long time ! ’
2 It is my experience that whenever I try to combine shooting and ferreting I wait a long time for the chance of a shot , then there is something else to be done .
3 I think it was Old Harlow or Hoddesdon somewhere I used to go , I know a long way off we had to go because there was n't anything round here was there ?
4 Well I know a long while ago
5 " I know a long time .
6 I think the long term results of this are entirely good , but in the short term there 's going to be major instability , making life possibly quite nasty for everyone .
7 No , I 've had 2 other books published er previously by the same publishers , er one was in Berkshire , one was in Hampshire , very much along the same sort of lines , er I think the longest walk I did probably would be about sort of 7 or 8 miles with those , er just as , you know , er the walks in , in , in this particular book are no more than 7 or 8 miles .
8 I live a long way out of town . ’
9 Unhappily , such days do not come too often , for I live a long way from Ringwood and it is a very popular river in that area .
10 I live a long way away , actually .
11 I admit that I prefer the longer film , but that may be because I saw it first .
12 Joe and I mean I come a long way and they said he told them I wan na pop in Friday morning before we go He was surprised He said well I were n't surprised , I said but er you know I want a name yeah well , he just said well I ca n't he ca n't fault me on anything .
13 I 've a long way to go when it comes to these explanations .
14 Surrender yourself to the lock-up before I recommend a longer stay
15 Like asparagus , I take a long time to grow and am easily killed off . ’
16 Robert : I need a long nail to go right through .
17 Although I feel I have a long way to go , I 'm a lot more aware of myself , so whenever I get twinges of pain I adjust accordingly and the pain immediately eases .
18 I have a long reach , remember , and a long memory . ’
19 I have a long standing arrangement to meet Mr Anderson this week .
20 ‘ Well , I have a long memory .
21 The old woman looked at her speculatively , ‘ I have a long memory .
22 I have a long memory , all of it coloured by the past , ’ Jenna said bitterly , and he let her go , his expression disgusted .
23 I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow .
24 Starting early , I traverse the long ridge of hills that separates me from Isafjördur , arriving late in the afternoon .
25 I spend a long time thinking about Marie and some of the things we done together .
26 I spend a long time with the Emergency Bed Service on the neighbour 's phone .
27 No , I mean I , cos I , you know I , i I spend a long time coarse fishing so I understand actual fishing for pleasure as opposed
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