Example sentences of "have had a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Even a king must die , or be overthrown , and he had had a long reign . |
| 32 | But my grandparents had worked at Drogo since it was built , so we 've had a long link with the Drewes ; the family put in a word for me so I got the job . |
| 33 | I 've had a long life and many blessings and you 've been one of the best . |
| 34 | ‘ I 've had a long day , Nora . |
| 35 | I 'm used to being on my own and you 've had a long day . ’ |
| 36 | ‘ You 've had a long day . ’ |
| 37 | You 've had a long journey , ’ he said kindly . |
| 38 | ‘ I know you 're tired , Sarella ; you 've had a long journey , but we 're going to have to talk . ’ |
| 39 | " So ? " she said , " You 've had a long holiday from the kiddies . " |
| 40 | ‘ I 've had a long chat with Vinnie , ’ said Kinnear . |
| 41 | Er but , you know , I , I 'd , as I say , I think er and then if we just , if we can just pick up like the odd I mean , I 've , I 've had a long chat with Anne , we 've had a long , erm meeting with Anne yesterday about it , and she 's gon na start pushing cos you know , she 's really done the Royal upstairs , it 's |
| 42 | ‘ You 've had a long walk , Mr Bumble , ’ she said , ‘ and you must be thirsty . ’ |
| 43 | I mean I 'll be upset about our Whisky , 'cos we 're , I mean , we 've had a long time , although she 's not a pet pet , you know what I mean . |
| 44 | They 've had a long time to crack a lot of these problems pardon |
| 45 | This coolness arises in part from fear of the opponents , who have the laws on their side , and partly from the incredulity of men , who do not readily believe in new things until they have had a long experience of them . |
| 46 | ‘ I have had a long chat with Stephen and told him I know that he is knocking at the door of the full international side , but I would rather he played and helped out in the match at Tannadice than did nothing at Ibrox . ’ |
| 47 | I have had a long history of muscular trouble , of a weak back . |
| 48 | You have had a long life of service and time to look back on it and if I did not know how your arthritis troubles you and with what difficulty you pen your kind notes I would ask you to help me in this . |
| 49 | You coping there alright John have had a long day ? |
| 50 | The Barker family have had a long connection with Trinity Mill , the miller during the 1880s being George Barker , followed later by Denzil Barker . |
| 51 | After all , they have had a long time to become used to them . |
| 52 | I just want to briefly introduce this , I do n't want to speak in any great , we have had a long debate in house do you if you wish to engage in a long debate again in view of the time tonight . |
| 53 | If children have had a long period without normal feeding experiences they find difficulty in accepting oral food , chewing , and swallowing . |
| 54 | Wigan chairman Jack Robinson said : ‘ We have had a long period of success under a lot of good coaches and we are confident John can do a great job for us . ’ |
| 55 | It may be that osteopathy or chiropractic could help ; and both osteopaths and chiropractors have had a long training which includes medical education and qualifies them to give valuable help with backache . |
| 56 | Jones and Brewer have had a long series of injuries , but both are near enough to fitness and form . |
| 57 | Erm links with N Y T E C was the next thing on the agenda , just to report back that Jane and Paul have had a long meeting with Roger and Helen from the Tech . |
| 58 | And I think Claire 's had a long day . |
| 59 | I know he 's had a long time out with injury but he must be all right now or he would n't be playing . ’ |