Example sentences of "they [vb base] [vb pp] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I hope they 've gone a long way , ’ said Pascoe . |
| 2 | ‘ They 've waited a long time . |
| 3 | They 've got a long list , and I assume that the non long listed candidates have been told ? |
| 4 | They 've come a long way since those days though — the soles of that pair were completely worn through after 400 miles walking in the Andes so that I ended up walking in my socks ! |
| 5 | They 've had a long time to crack a lot of these problems pardon |
| 6 | All in all , they have travelled a long way since that night when Santos led a nervous band of campesinos , complete with a BBC camera crew , onto Doña Elsa 's cattle ranch . |
| 7 | They have taken a long hard look at the way Japanese firms operate and tried to understand what it is that makes them so much more productive and successful . |
| 8 | The new owners will continue to develop distribution in Wales for Harp , Kronenbourg 1664 and Satzenbrau Pils and they have signed a long term trading deal with Harp for the supply of Harp and Guinness products . |
| 9 | This coolness arises in part from fear of the opponents , who have the laws on their side , and partly from the incredulity of men , who do not readily believe in new things until they have had a long experience of them . |
| 10 | After all , they have had a long time to become used to them . |