Example sentences of "[pers pn] had had a long " in BNC.

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1 She had had a long treatment session , and then decided , possibly over-ambitiously , to visit her brother for tea , walking part of the way .
2 We had had a long wet day on the moors but in the late afternoon the weather cleared .
3 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 .
4 Even a king must die , or be overthrown , and he had had a long reign .
5 He had had a long day at the hospital and the drive down from London had not been easy .
6 He had had a long and tiring journey , flights from Frankfurt , Heathrow and Glasgow all having been delayed or cancelled .
7 He had had a long drive and , in the face of great provocation , behaved , on the whole , exceedingly well .
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