Example sentences of "he [vb -s] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nicetius of Trier threatened to excommunicate Theudebert I for adultery , and he frequently excommunicated Chlothar I. He heads a long line of saints who dared to challenge the Merovingians on their sexual profligacy . |
| 2 | He has a long way to go before equalling last year 's prize money of £42,399 , but the wonder horse proved that he is again in irresistible form when opening Whitaker 's account with a first prize of £3,700 . |
| 3 | But he has a long way to go to close down Sir Teddy 's 15,000 majority . |
| 4 | He has a long and distinguished career in public health medicine : he was the first doctor to give a patient penicillin in 1941 and then moved to the post of director of the Medical Research Council 's Pneumoconiosis Research Unit , investigating diseases of the lung . |
| 5 | He has a long involvement with the Institute stretching back over four decades and until recently was Chairman of the Membership Board as well as being Senior Vice President . |
| 6 | He might have added : But he has a long memory for those that let him down . |
| 7 | I believe that 's something that needs to be looked at and if the government were prepared to embark on a review of auditing er generally then that is something that I think there is some useful point in pursuing further er it 's interesting that er er erm when Bingham examined this point at paragraph three er point three nine in his report er he has a long paragraph er discussing these matters and er he says that er he at the end of the day he does n't come to a concluded view er although he does er acknowledge the fact that there are many people er depositors or example , share holders and employees who might have an interest in a particular company . |
| 8 | Obviously he has a long way to mature physically , but he 's surpassed our hopes . |
| 9 | He has a long way to go but will keep playing as an amateur and then try to qualify for the Britsh open … |
| 10 | He has a long way to go but will keep playing as an amateur and then try to qualify for the Britsh open … |
| 11 | He has a long way to go but he has the right attitude . ’ |
| 12 | He has a long list of Parliamentary posts , including chairing the Parliamentary panel on charity law , acting as deputy chairman of the foreign affairs forum and secretary of both the back bench arts committee and smaller businesses committee . |
| 13 | He has a long nose and a long face . |
| 14 | And she said er Angela said to her oh poor Neil has to stays in bed until one o'clock every Saturday and then on Sunday he has a he gets up late and then he has a long rest in the afternoon and Pam said to me he 's copping out . |
| 15 | Man is unique among the apes in that he grows a long beard , and it is to this that he owes his superior intelligence |
| 16 | He wears a long trenchcoat . |
| 17 | if he wears a long sleeve shirt , as soon as he takes his jacket off , he wo n't go around with his shirt |
| 18 | He waits a long time , checking his watch often . |
| 19 | He waits a long time before seizing her , getting to know her habits and other information about her , but she is really a complete stranger who has never met or loved him , unlike Daisy and Gatsby who at least know each other before the book begins . |
| 20 | He takes a long draw on the J , while I sit there thinking , Oh shit , then he hands the number back to me again with a big grin on his face . |
| 21 | You know he works a long way down , on the fourth floor under the stage . |