Example sentences of "you [vb base] [verb] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you want to live a long , long time in sturdy health you ca n't go wrong in forming the habit of long vigorous walking every day … until it becomes a habit as important to you as eating and sleeping . |
| 2 | Or , if you like to spend a long time in the tub , you might like a wider one , which may well fit into the existing space . |
| 3 | You do take a long time to come out has not reached the non strikers and er , some said he had a little reading from who . |
| 4 | Look , you 've made a long shadow . |
| 5 | ‘ Mr McKillop , you 've travelled a long way and you 've worked hard but I think this is as far as you 're likely to get . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You 've done a long , long stint , have n't you ? ’ |
| 7 | I 'm used to being on my own and you 've had a long day . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You 've had a long walk , Mr Bumble , ’ she said , ‘ and you must be thirsty . ’ |
| 9 | You 've had a long journey , ’ he said kindly . |
| 10 | " So ? " she said , " You 've had a long holiday from the kiddies . " |
| 11 | ‘ You 've had a long day . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I know you 're tired , Sarella ; you 've had a long journey , but we 're going to have to talk . ’ |
| 13 | You 've got a long and full life ahead of you , chum , so you must now stop worrying and go back to sleep and catch up on the strength you 'll need for living it up when you 're better . ’ |
| 14 | But perhaps you 've got a long drive ahead , ’ he said , not so much hesitantly as enquiringly . |
| 15 | You 've got a long way to go before you can set up on your own . |
| 16 | As I say you 've er , you 've got a long way to go , okay , fine thank you . |
| 17 | Yes cos you 've got a long way |
| 18 | You 've got a long way to travel . |
| 19 | I 've worked in for 30 years and lots of us have worked for over 25 years and we do know that they are bringing in trainees in on higher salaries than ourselves , which obviously is quite upsetting when you 've worked a long time . |
| 20 | You 've come a long way in a short time . ’ |
| 21 | You 've come a long way for a late-night drink . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't doubt it , Seb , you 've come a long way from the poor , sickly boy who arrived here from London only a couple of years ago . ’ |
| 23 | You 've come a long way from Manchester to deal with that . |
| 24 | ‘ You 've come a long way to do just that . ’ |
| 25 | For example , suppose that for some reason you wish to remember a long list of dissociated objects such as aeroplane , alarm clock , carrot , television , etc . |
| 26 | what 's it called ca n't think of the name of the blooming thing now but it was you did a line across , then you learn to do a long stitch |
| 27 | Place each new roll at the end of the spiral until you have made a long , coiled snake shape . |
| 28 | ‘ You have waited a long time to tell me . |
| 29 | It will create interest in the foreground which I think is important and often , especially looking across water an expanse of water if you have n't got any interesting detail in the foreground yo you have to go a long way into the picture before it begins to get interesting . |
| 30 | Keep it simple , avoid jargon and if you have to give a long explanation , try to break it up . |