Example sentences of "he had [art] long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Part of the lease Arthur signed guaranteed him his brewing water free of tax or pipe money , and in this regard he had a long standing feud with the city authorities which lasted over twenty years .
2 Anne : he had a long way to go do you think he 's done enough to survive ?
3 He had a long conversation with a Russian passenger , who talked about magic and ‘ hidden powers ’ in a most interesting way .
4 He had a long stick which he would place under their legs when doing the high kick to indicate where it should reach .
5 He had a long putt for a 61 and how he wanted that 61 !
6 He had a long history of truancy .
7 My grandfather , who was one of the aircraft pioneers , told me that he had a long argument with Cody about whether a certain member was in tension or in compression in flight .
8 When , in another striking instance , the earl of Carlisle reached the capital in 1664 as ambassador from Charles II , he had a long argument with the official deputed to receive him as to which should first descend from his sledge when they met formally .
9 She does n't know any of their names , but she remembers that he had a long scar running right up his hand .
10 He wanted to call her ‘ Mam ’ , the way he had a long time ago , but she said it made her feel middle-aged and dull and ordinary , so he must never say it again , especially when other people were around .
11 He had a long walk before him .
12 He had a long career in the university , becoming bachelor and then ( c .1284 ) doctor of theology as well as master c .1290 .
13 He had a long nose and dark hair and his eyes looked green from the light of the instruments in the dark cabin .
14 A carpenter , he had a long record of hard work , and his family were dependent on his income .
15 Michael pointed out how he had a long curve along the top of the board 's edge , and only a small curve at the bottom .
16 He was up for a western , and he had the long hair , but after school he went to a barber and had his head shaved .
17 As thin as ever without an ounce of excess fat , he had the long face and gaunt look of the true desert Arab .
18 That he had the long record of offenses , mainly dishonesty and some for violence against the police .
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