Example sentences of "[adv] long [conj] i have " in BNC.

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1 It 's so long since I had people to dinner .
2 I mean the first two the first two or three nights after and that 's like the sleeping death because it 's it 'd been so long since I had a complete nights sleep .
3 The thing is , it 's been so long since I 've been that I have n't got a clue how much tickets are likely to be .
4 ‘ Nor have you wanted them from me , You 'd never have stayed around so long if I 'd pushed you about . ’
5 So long as I 've got somebody now there 's nobody along here .
6 Molly , Edith ( Harlow ) and I were talking about the Medauring in Germany started by Sofie Trappe , and I said we ought to form a group in England — Molly 's reaction was ‘ that 's fine Andy so long as I have nothing to do with the organisation ’ … so that year we formed the Studio Club .
7 ‘ For as long as I 've had memories and before that too .
8 You 've been plaguing the life out of me and everybody else for as long as I 've worked here .
9 Bad industrial relations had been the curse of the country for as long as I had taken any interest in politics ; although the reform of trade union law was essential , further steps were also needed .
10 I shall refer briefly to one of the matters touched on by the hon. Gentleman , although I shall not speak on it for as long as I had intended , because the hon. Gentleman made wide-ranging reference to it himself , I congratulate him on that .
11 When you have been teaching for as long as I have you 'll realise that it 's no good at all being kind to children .
12 When you 've lived around men like that for as long as I have , when you 've seen at first hand what they 're capable of , then you can come here and tell me how to handle my affairs .
13 When you 've brawled around for as long as I have your senses get to know the kind of fix that you ca n't just walk through or away from .
14 ‘ But after knowing you for as long as I have — ’
15 I have been in favour of regional government for as long as I have been in politics .
16 ‘ I 'm in good shape and I will sing for as long as I have the strength to do so , ’ he added .
17 Knowing him for as long as I have done must have worked in my favour . ’
18 For as long as I have been conscious she has been out there in front of me , dodging arrows , triggering ambushes ; doubling back to brief me on the safest and fastest route forward .
19 I did n't mean to stay that long cos I had a lot to do .
20 But do n't 'ang about too long because I 've 'ad that Nottingham Forest on the blower .
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