Example sentences of "have [verb] long [noun] " 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 | Dan Jones ( 64 ) has no formal qualifications but has had long experience in the distribution and sale of beers , wines and spirits as Marketing Manager for Palatine . |
| 3 | ‘ One of my clients has got long hair and there 's no way I 'd let anybody cut it . |
| 4 | It is like saying that if Jim Bloggs is an ass it means he has got long ears and brays . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 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 | Police say the two dead men were leading I R A activists ; one has served long jail terms , the other wounded in a earlier shoot out with troops . |
| 9 | The Cabinet were much less happy about this , as were Mountbatten 's own staff : however , General Slim , in command of 14th Army , showed more understanding , declaring ( 19 April ) : ‘ Help already given by BNA has gone long way towards expiation of political crimes . ’ |
| 10 | The lucky ones had bikes but most had to walk long distances to meet up with their friends . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | You 'll have to wear long tops . |
| 13 | Mind you , there was a lot of us , but still we did have to work long hours . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Lots of the slicker , more citified proles ' sons had this extremely short hair by '68 after having had long hair . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | They must have had long journies , so I expect they 're having a lie in , I know I would . |
| 19 | People are having to do long journeys . |
| 20 | He will have spent long years mastering this art . |
| 21 | Talbot would have taken long odds that he was cold sober . |
| 22 | Tertiary , prevention … would aim at avoiding the worst consequences of a child actually having to spend long periods in substitute care . |
| 23 | To this day , despite periods of extreme repression , they have survived , often having to spend long periods underground . |
| 24 | Those in the States may have to travel long distances for tournaments but it 's still in their own country . ’ |
| 25 | Those in the States may have to travel long distances for tournaments but it 's still in their own country . ’ |
| 26 | Health watchdogs fear the Government 's NHS reforms could mean hundreds of hospital patients will have to travel long distances for treatment . |
| 27 | Similarly , other Rowdies who have been shown to have given long service through organizing or chant leading might also have a chance of making the grade . |
| 28 | Some families in difficulties appear to have had long histories of problems , and often the parents themselves have suffered a difficult childhood . |
| 29 | Their victim says she 's delighted that they 've received long sentences . |
| 30 | 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 . |