Example sentences of "you [verb] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You walk a long way when you go to , across Crackside . |
| 2 | Good do you remember a long time ago doing factor trees and I gave you three sixty to do ? |
| 3 | Would you like a long weekend in the country courtesy of Citroën ? |
| 4 | But she put it up here , I think probably to make it easier , I mean if anyone 's had , I do n't know if anyone had children in the seventies when it was the fashion to wear very long skirts , or even as I find going up and down stairs in my nightie , you 're more than likely to fall and break a leg and the baby 's neck at the same time , if you wear a long skirt . |
| 5 | And everybody was getting a bit bored with it cos as it dragged on this is s seven months when you know a long time to be I never thought it would have gone this as long as that when we started off with it . |
| 6 | You know a long time , a long time . |
| 7 | Now , do you hear a long beep and a short beep , a long beep and a short beep ? |
| 8 | " Do you have a long way to go ? " |
| 9 | May God bless you and may you have a long life . ’ |
| 10 | I know it is hard for those of you travelling a long way , but it is very disconcerting for the poor teacher to have a steady trickle of latecomers all through the lesson — particularly when most of the latecomers are not the people who have travelled furthest ! |
| 11 | Did you say these used to rub your toes when you went a long way in them ? |
| 12 | Can you walk a long way , Tessy ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ After seeing the PM you took a long leave and then came back . |
| 14 | It is still what you call a long shot ? ’ |
| 15 | Cut sprigs of cherry laurel and yew from their main branches ensuring you leave a long stem and securely push them into the cane ring until the circle is complete |
| 16 | Fire extinguishers for home use are not generally recommended by fire prevention experts , except as a safeguard it you live a long way from your nearest fire station . |
| 17 | For instance , if you 've a long way to go , it 's better to get there slowly than not at all . ’ |
| 18 | You 've a long way to go yet and a lot to learn . |
| 19 | And you say what we want to hear , or you take a long walk . |
| 20 | They were in desks , you had a long desk that took Now some of them they took five on the one the one desk , you see ? |
| 21 | I thought you had a long Christmas break ? |
| 22 | By this time we feel as if we are Hemingway 's companion , hauling out the bodies one by one , so that when he says ‘ Well you waited a long time to get sick brother . |
| 23 | I had been in the armed forces long enough to know that you waited a long time for everything and I saw no reason why a dental appointment should be any different , |
| 24 | — be prepared to tell him any particular things he should know ( e.g. you spend a long time travelling to and from work each day ; you have recently had a bereavement in your family ; you have to get up each night for the children , etc . ) . |
| 25 | I suggest you spend a long time thinking about what you really want . ’ |
| 26 | You have a long way to go to win them back . |
| 27 | ‘ You have a long journey , signorina , ’ her companion told her . |
| 28 | Add the possible problem with the wart , her upset at being all but mobbed by the crowd on a very hot day , and her apparently being carried off a true course in the straight by Achilles , and you have a long menu of excuses or explanations . |
| 29 | You have a long memory . |
| 30 | And you have a long walk . ’ |