Example sentences of "had [art] long [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | We arrived back at about seven pm , had our evening meal and then got an early night because we had a long day ahead of us . |
2 | Within minutes of leaving the museum , Mr Hurd was in deep conversation with the Foreign Minister , Mr David Levy ; the two hour session was conducted through interpreters , but Mr Hurd and Mr Levy had a long conversation afterwards in French which both of them speak fluently . |
3 | Liz 's education was to take more than three years : she had already decided to specialize in psychiatry , and knew she still had a long journey ahead of her . |
4 | The ‘ celebratory drink ’ fast developed into a full-scale party , but Shannon managed to make her excuses and leave , knowing she had a long drive ahead of her . |
5 | This was the worst part as by now everyone was tired , hungry , needed a long hot bath and still had a long drive home ; however spirits were cheerful and by the 29th May we were ready to do it all again . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | A new song , ‘ Pussy Cat Meow ’ , celebrates them and a dream Kier had a long time ago . |
8 | Some of them you remember the table we had a long time ago showing the reactivity of different elements , particularly the metals when we were looking at metals . |
9 | You know , we had a long time really just to kind of toss out . |
10 | I had a long talk once with the very bright lady who accompanied him in his early days , a lady of charm and accomplishment and infinitely more mature than Niki was . |