Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] had a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The five-star novelist gave me an unfathomable glimmer when I closed the car door for her and remarked that she 'd had a long chat with Harry that afternoon on the telephone . |
| 2 | Kate , pregnant with her second baby , thought she knew what to expect when it came to giving birth , especially since she 'd had a long labour first time round . |
| 3 | She had had a long treatment session , and then decided , possibly over-ambitiously , to visit her brother for tea , walking part of the way . |
| 4 | We had had a long wet day on the moors but in the late afternoon the weather cleared . |
| 5 | They 'd had a long , hard , cold morning 's work and levity took over . |
| 6 | A few days ago , they had had a long and intense discussion about acting , and he had read through some scenes with her , and told her she had great talent and great beauty . |
| 7 | Always with resignation and with grief but buffered by the knowledge that he would no longer be in pain and confusion , by the fact that he 'd had a long and lively life — that he would be at peace at last . |
| 8 | The barman looked like he 'd had a long day 's journey into night , although the monocle and the silk smoking-jacket were as natty as ninepence . |
| 9 | Even a king must die , or be overthrown , and he had had a long reign . |
| 10 | He had had a long day at the hospital and the drive down from London had not been easy . |
| 11 | He had had a long and tiring journey , flights from Frankfurt , Heathrow and Glasgow all having been delayed or cancelled . |
| 12 | He had had a long drive and , in the face of great provocation , behaved , on the whole , exceedingly well . |