Example sentences of "have [to-vb] long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The lucky ones had bikes but most had to walk long distances to meet up with their friends .
2 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 .
3 You 'll have to wear long tops .
4 Mind you , there was a lot of us , but still we did have to work long hours .
5 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 .
6 Pupils at the new schools would have to expect longer working days and longer terms than at maintained schools .
7 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 .
8 People are having to do long journeys .
9 Tertiary , prevention … would aim at avoiding the worst consequences of a child actually having to spend long periods in substitute care .
10 To this day , despite periods of extreme repression , they have survived , often having to spend long periods underground .
11 Those in the States may have to travel long distances for tournaments but it 's still in their own country . ’
12 Those in the States may have to travel long distances for tournaments but it 's still in their own country . ’
13 Health watchdogs fear the Government 's NHS reforms could mean hundreds of hospital patients will have to travel long distances for treatment .
14 Inevitably , the rationalising of 16–19 provision , has led to more students having to travel longer distances .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 ( 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 . )
18 Once collected and properly packaged , these precious cargoes had to survive long voyages , often in the intimate care of the ship 's captain .
19 Also like police court trials , witnesses had to pay their own expenses , even though they sometimes had to travel long distances , especially when a trial was postponed several times .
20 Mr Thompson said butchers would be unhappy if their meat had to travel long distances .
21 In addition , she also stresses the institutional freedom which Japanese firms have to plan long term as well as their emphasis on quality control in the actual production process .
22 If risk-averse hedgers are going to transfer risks effectively to risk-averse speculators , speculators will on average have to hold long futures positions .
23 Not only must the cells differentiate into a wide variety of cell types such as cartilage and neurons , but they have to migrate long distances to very special sites in the embryo .
24 Many people with AIDS have to spend long periods of time in hospital unless there is someone at home who can help and look after them .
25 Certain States in fact claim reimbursement of high fees and daily allowances and travel costs of witnesses who have to travel long distances , although these costs should normally be borne by the requested State , unless Article 26 can be invoked .
26 As a consequence , people have to travel long distances in search of health care .
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