Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adj] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having come such a long way it is a pity that the story ends in 1900 , without discussing the alleged takeover of chemistry by modern physics . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh dear , ’ said Fenella , ‘ and we 've come such a long way . ’ |
| 3 | Although the reach of the top horn only extends as far as the 14th fret ( which could spell balance problems given such a long neck ) the body does have a pronounced lower bout , with the face-mounted bridge situated quite well back ; this relocated mass helps to preclude potential neck-heaviness . |
| 4 | That they did not do and now the leader of the council said well they 're trying to get down to the standard spending assessment at last , he could have done that a long time ago , you have had nothing but excess expenditure proposals on behalf of this city for many , many years . |
| 5 | gosh you 've had that a long time |
| 6 | Well you see , what Freud had to explain here was how he could have had such a long dream when the dreamer reported that he woke up more or less instantly from the stimulus of something hitting him on the back of the neck . |
| 7 | ‘ I mean , Delia , we 've had such a long association and a successful one , I 'd like to think , well , I do n't want to just lose touch . ’ |
| 8 | It did n't matter that it had taken such a long time . |
| 9 | Andy 's form is exceptional and he has waited such a long time to make the jersey his own that he will not want to miss a game . ’ |