Example sentences of "[adj] time [subord] i [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hesitated for a long time before I began my experiment . |
| 2 | I parted with a feeling that it would be a long time before I earned her forgiveness , but I did her an injustice . |
| 3 | We had to wait a long time because I had my mother to look after and she was rather difficult . ’ |
| 4 | After dinner there was little spare time before I made my way to Sunday School , held in St. Martin 's Boys ’ School . |
| 5 | For the first time since I cried my heart out in Puerto Rico — I was crying . |
| 6 | ‘ But I came late into the first-class game , I 'm 28 now and I really want to be in the big time before I end my career . ’ |