Example sentences of "have [verb] [pron] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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1 | Christopher Gill ( Member for Ludlow and a Midlands businessman ) , as has been mentioned in Chapter 6 , has concerned himself for a long time with what were once seen to be obscure constitutional issues of subsidiarity . |
2 | I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise this subject which has interested me for a long time . |
3 | Her father 's expression was the warmest she 'd seen it for a long time . |
4 | She 'd styled it into a long , fat French plait . |
5 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |
6 | His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . |
7 | Physically , she was looking better than Harriet had seen her in a long while . |
8 | I 've suspected it for a long time , but now it 's absolutely dear ! |
9 | No one had said anything for a long time . |
10 | He then delivered a heavy hint of the need for reform : ‘ We know the Germans , we 've known them for a long time . |
11 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
12 | His voice was sharp , yet as intimate as if he had known her for a long time . |
13 | The owner had known me for a long time and asked me if I could run a brothel . |
14 | I felt that I had known it for a long time . |
15 | I had known it for a long time , ever since I had confided to my Mum at age fifteen that I fancied the other girls at school , the ‘ it 's just a phase , ’ syndrome . |
16 | No , he 's had it for a long time . |
17 | It was an occasion filled with memories of a life time in the carpet business , highlighted with speeches by Ralph Ellis , Rod Turnbull , Steve Higgins and from customers who have known him for a long time . |
18 | I have followed him for a long time and his work just gets better and better . |
19 | No one 's touched it for a long , long time . |
20 | It is now generally applied to those who have neglected themselves over a long period of time or when a person has become seriously ill but is refusing hospital admission . |