Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have thought a long time about this and I think I know the answer . |
| 2 | After all , they have had a long time to become used to them . |
| 3 | In other words , if you have spent a long time writing programs to carry out tasks , you will have to start again from scratch . |
| 4 | It is a tribute not only to the management at Yarrow but to the workers , who have spent a long time removing ill-considered demarcation practices — and it is as a shipbuilder that I say that . |
| 5 | I personally and I 'm sure it goes for many here , have spent a long time in the private rented sector and if the opportunity existed to get into council housing we would have taken it . |
| 6 | The links between sport , the media ‘ and big business ‘ which are now so important , have taken a long time to forge . |
| 7 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 8 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 9 | I have waited a long time before writing to you , hoping all the time that I might hear good news of Leslie from Wendy . |
| 10 | ‘ We have waited a long time to have car tax taken off , but VAT is still 17.5 per cent , ’ he says . |
| 11 | He said : ‘ I have waited a long time for this chance and it 's up to me to make the most of it . |
| 12 | I have waited a long time to catch The Economist out on an egregious factual error . |
| 13 | ‘ You have waited a long time to tell me . |
| 14 | The fans up there have waited a long time . |
| 15 | These , these have lasted a long time have n't |