He'd have her; that was the long and short of it.
"But throwing over 65 after so long of a time is not bad."
It had been the longest five days of his life, and he was ready to put them behind him.
Well you just need to ask her for a long of it anyway.
"But the next few hours are going to be the longest of my life."
The night and day just past had been the longest of his life.
Your father used to say the same thing, but life is long and full of surprises.
His total time in office is the longest of any leader without a political party.
This period is by far the longest of its kind.
It had been the longest two minutes of her life.