Example sentences of "was a long time since [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a long time since they 'd done anything together . |
| 2 | It was a long time since he 'd organised anything like a fête . |
| 3 | It was a long time since he had seen Mr Whistle . |
| 4 | He admitted modestly that it was a long time since he had been at school , but one phrase he had understood was ‘ Vive la link box ! ’ . |
| 5 | It was a long time since he had been like this . |
| 6 | It was a long time since he 'd eaten out in this style and he was shocked by the escalation of prices and VAT . |
| 7 | It was a long time since he had decided to have her . |
| 8 | It was a long time since he 'd looked at them . |
| 9 | It was a long time since I had helped to ring shear waters on Skokholm , another of the Pembrokeshire islands , and I wanted my children to see — and hear — the strange petrels . |
| 10 | It was a long time since I had bought a card to celebrate the arrival of a new baby . |
| 11 | Celtic Crescent was n't a crescent , and it was a long time since it had been Celtic . |
| 12 | It was a long time since she had last seen Michael : it was seven months , two weeks and three days , four if she counted today . |
| 13 | Not a dish for a dieter , she allowed , but it was a long time since she 'd enjoyed anything quite so much . |
| 14 | In fact , it was a long time since she 'd realised she was capable of such an emotion . |
| 15 | It was a long time since she had been awakened by the dream — not since she had worked as a journalist with Query — but meeting Felipe de Santis had stirred it all up . |
| 16 | It was a long time since she had really belonged anywhere . |
| 17 | It was a long time since she had felt fear and it was not at all exhilarating . |
| 18 | It was a long time since she had felt that . |