Example sentences of "have [verb] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | A long time in the dark and he d have to go a long way round if he was n't to upset the sheep and alert Jack . |
| 2 | ‘ We have to go a long way south before we get to Alaska , ’ he said . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | So if , as seems likely , we have to wait a long time for a follow up to the triumphant Glyndebourne production , we should be all the more grateful for occasions like the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 's concert performance ( sponsored by English Estates ) . |
| 5 | a matter will be er that we going to fight er , easily er so I mean i , it meant that the er , that er er some more should be brought out so that it er does er adhere to what er these er er government departments er expect as a response rather than er er as this considered issue raising er , we can er facilitate that er quite er easily but er I think er the the main point is what Hugh has said , that er we opposed it because it 's not going to help in my view it 's not going to help er the patients , the patients are not going to come off any better as a result of er , these er er what I would say and I feel and er the , I I I 'd like to know what er the GP 's think about cos GP 's usually erm er , advise their patients if they have to wait a long time from one hospital , they would advise them to go into London and er , if that 's been stopped as been er that 's been stated erm then erm , er the GP 's are not going to feel very happy about their patients er , getting er erm a lesser service . |
| 6 | We have travelled a long way from the traditional " dualist " and " monist " views of style outlined in Chapter 1 . |
| 7 | But the family sat on with the inertia of those who have travelled a long way and are reluctant to face the effort of arrival . |
| 8 | All in all , they have travelled a long way since that night when Santos led a nervous band of campesinos , complete with a BBC camera crew , onto Doña Elsa 's cattle ranch . |
| 9 | We have travelled a long way from the original accelerationist hypothesis as set out in Friedman 's Presidential Address . |
| 10 | Truly , we have travelled a long way from the high hopes and higher hyperbole of the 1980s , when inward investment offered a fast-track escape route from a crumbling manufacturing base . |
| 11 | The only difficulty you might face is in getting the right look — doors that match the style of your house — but manufacturers have come a long way from the early aluminium-framed types , and a range of styles is now available . |
| 12 | Simulators have come a long way in recent years and today many of them use screen addressing to update the information . |
| 13 | The Social Democrats have come a long way since the early 1980s when , newly tossed into opposition , the party was crippled by defeatism . |
| 14 | Our cosmetics and toiletries have come a long way since the days when Elizabeth I used highly toxic lead powder to whiten and enhance her complexion ! |
| 15 | Fainting goats have come a long way since the days when farmers used them as decoys to protect herds of sheep from coyotes ( coyote arrives ; goat faints and is devoured ; sheep escape ) . |
| 16 | We have come a long way . |
| 17 | We have come a long way since the idealism of Lord Devlin — and that was only twenty years ago . |
| 18 | In the event , the announcement was premature ; but fusion researchers have come a long way since then |
| 19 | But , ’ he continued seriously , ‘ I do see danger for you and I also feel sorry , as you have come a long way for nothing . ’ |
| 20 | Wintec and Thorowgood saddles have come a long way since early designs and Thorowgood also make wipe-clean bridles that look smart enough for most occasions . |
| 21 | We have come a long way since then , and one of the greatest stresses in the world today is loneliness . |
| 22 | Microwave ovens have come a long way since they first appeared in our kitchens about 20 years ago , but how do you know which type will suit your style of cooking ? |
| 23 | The Inspirals have come a long way from 1989 's full-tilt three-minute organ romp early days . |
| 24 | But manufacturers have come a long way from the aluminium-framed picture windows that disfigured so many homes in the early days of the replacement window boom , and a wide range of window styles is now available . |
| 25 | First we felt that women have come a long way given the very radical and novel nature of their demands to enter public life as individuals in their own right . |
| 26 | And while the original Ethernet spec was a lowest-common-denominator approach , using the crudest cable and a distinctly modest data rate , things have come a long way since then . |
| 27 | There are still many gaps , but we have come a long way . |
| 28 | Then the Bishop firmly gripped the King 's tunic round his chest and shook it violently , saying again , " You owe me a kiss because I have come a long way to see you . " |
| 29 | We have come a long way since then , thanks to the vast amount of public investment over the last century . |
| 30 | Spices certainly have come a long way since their early days , when they were a rare commodity and it was considered an honour to receive them as a gift . |