Example sentences of "have [verb] long [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. Lowe ( Public Assistance Officer ) has had long talks with him and is convinced that the man is not normal ; he continually contradicts himself and his great joy is getting publicity . |
| 2 | It is like saying that if Jim Bloggs is an ass it means he has got long ears and brays . |
| 3 | This is why Kenneth Baker has promised longer franchises for operators prepared to install systems that rely on switched-star technology . |
| 4 | Since the overthrow of the country 's first President , Kwame Nkrumah , in a coup in February 1966 , Ghana has experienced long periods of military rule interspersed with short-lived civilian governments . |
| 5 | Since the overthrow of the country 's first President , Kwame Nkrumah , in a coup in February 1966 , Ghana has experienced long periods of military rule interspersed with short-lived civilian governments . |
| 6 | This wig , with a short exterior shape , has texturised longer layers . |
| 7 | Development of an All Wales Strategy has involved long discussions at county level between social services department personnel , representatives from voluntary organisations , parents and sometimes consumers . |
| 8 | The lucky ones had bikes but most had to walk long distances to meet up with their friends . |
| 9 | The fact that many prisoners have routinely had to spend long periods in their cells without access to a toilet , having to use chamber pots and queue up to ‘ slop out ’ , has been a potent symbol of the squalor of British prisons . |
| 10 | You 'll have to wear long tops . |
| 11 | Mind you , there was a lot of us , but still we did have to work long hours . |
| 12 | But with the resurgence in business , those who are left are having to work long hours to ensure that the quality of service to clients is not affected , and she believes that she will have to start recruiting again before long . |
| 13 | The amount of people crammed into offices out here , they should have built longer trains . |
| 14 | When choosing this item bear in mind that you may have to walk long distances , so check the padding on the harnesses and straps for comfort . |
| 15 | For the first time she found herself wondering whether he had resented not only Hugo but all the family , and whether that subsequent betrayal could have had long roots in the soil of an old envy . |
| 16 | They must have had long journies , so I expect they 're having a lie in , I know I would . |
| 17 | People are having to do long journeys . |
| 18 | He will have spent long years mastering this art . |
| 19 | Talbot would have taken long odds that he was cold sober . |
| 20 | Tertiary , prevention … would aim at avoiding the worst consequences of a child actually having to spend long periods in substitute care . |
| 21 | To this day , despite periods of extreme repression , they have survived , often having to spend long periods underground . |
| 22 | Those in the States may have to travel long distances for tournaments but it 's still in their own country . ’ |
| 23 | Those in the States may have to travel long distances for tournaments but it 's still in their own country . ’ |
| 24 | Health watchdogs fear the Government 's NHS reforms could mean hundreds of hospital patients will have to travel long distances for treatment . |
| 25 | Inevitably , the rationalising of 16–19 provision , has led to more students having to travel longer distances . |
| 26 | Some families in difficulties appear to have had long histories of problems , and often the parents themselves have suffered a difficult childhood . |
| 27 | Their victim says she 's delighted that they 've received long sentences . |
| 28 | The remaining operating staff had to work long hours preparing and implementing an evacuation programme for school children , an exercise in which the trams played their part in getting them to the main line railway stations on the first part of their journey away from London . |
| 29 | This was more patriotic than wise because he had to work long hours and came home coughing ; you could smell the sulphur on his clothes . |
| 30 | ( While the Factory Acts did not usually greatly affect book-printing , it sometimes happened with legal or government work that compositors had to work longer hours than normal to meet deadlines . ) |