Example sentences of "had long know " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Rosenblooms had long known that they could take her with them anywhere in society . |
| 2 | Repton was born at Sustead , five miles away , and had long known and loved Mr Flower 's beautiful property at Sheringham which so enchanted the Upchers . |
| 3 | It was not a new idea , especially to the British who had long known the social significance of the right address or style of house . |
| 4 | He had had his rest , his metabolism responded well to an occasional crisis , he had long known there was one looming here , and he may have sensed that there were advantages , both public and private , in bringing it to a head before the end of his premiership . |
| 5 | Egyptian sculptors had long known far more than their first Greek emulators about the structure of the human body , but the general effect of their work is ( as it was surely meant to be ) much less alive . |
| 6 | The new minister had long known why Russia 's military outgoings were larger than those of her competitors . |