Example sentences of "have [adv] [verb] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I think I 've been rather more fortunate , the two branch managers I 've had er , before , I 'd not had long enough , er , both have given albeit not regular , but feedback both positive and negative , er , when you 're doing a good job and when you 're doing a bad job , and er , in all honesty , it 's probably the appraisal itself , that 's actually been unnecessary because of their feedback they 're given me during the year , because the appraisal is just a formal repetition of what 's already been said . |
| 2 | Having just completed long negotiations with the various provider units in the area , the authority is now keen to ensure contracts are honoured and it gets the best value healthcare available . |
| 3 | However , the government 's threat to withhold payment on contracts with European companies if sanctions were imposed was discounted by many firms which had already encountered long delays in payment . |
| 4 | We had already negotiated long stretches of the Cherwell where we were completely hidden from view . |
| 5 | Despite the designedly conciliatory Anglo-Scottish marriage , James had not remained long at peace with his wife 's brother . |
| 6 | Well aright I 'm k I 've just had long had long memories of the . |
| 7 | Their riders had then to cover long distances on foot , leading their mounts . |
| 8 | CARTER have not worn long trousers since March 1989 . |
| 9 | ‘ Thirty-five , he is , and he 's just been told he 's not got long to live . |