Example sentences of "you have [vb pp] a long " in BNC.

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1 Place each new roll at the end of the spiral until you have made a long , coiled snake shape .
2 You have waited a long time to tell me .
3 You have had a long life of service and time to look back on it and if I did not know how your arthritis troubles you and with what difficulty you pen your kind notes I would ask you to help me in this .
4 If you have spent a long day on the airfield , it will be difficult to refuse your turn to fly , even if you are tired .
5 In other words , if you have spent a long time writing programs to carry out tasks , you will have to start again from scratch .
6 But , ’ he continued seriously , ‘ I do see danger for you and I also feel sorry , as you have come a long way for nothing . ’
7 Douglas McIldoon , of the EC , said : ‘ This document demonstrates that you have come a long way in this region and it will give us great pleasure in working with you to make it happen . ’
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