Example sentences of "it [verb] [be] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been a long time since the women 's game has been so open ; hopefully it will continue . |
| 2 | I thought I would go home when I left but it has been a long time . |
| 3 | It has been a long time . |
| 4 | This is a very beautiful music , serene , noble , discreet , poignant , composed , grief-stricken , understated , sublime — it has been a long time since I discovered anything quite so touching . |
| 5 | With more and more database engines sitting on networked servers , it has been a long time coming — the tricky bit , says Shandell is implementing ‘ remote queue pointers ’ . |
| 6 | It has been a long time coming , and apparently impatient fans bombard the Pan press office weekly for information on its appearance . |
| 7 | ‘ It has been a long time , Warren , ’ she said evenly . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , it has been a long time , and I expect you and Marissa … ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Well , ’ she taunted foolishly , ‘ it has been a long time . ’ |
| 10 | It had been a long time living in a hole in the ground , let's hope things get better . |
| 11 | It had been a long time since we last saw one of those , so we bought ice cream , sat in the sun and wrote postcards at the Reykjahlid shop . |
| 12 | It had been a long time since he had felt like that . |
| 13 | It was a dream , it had been a long time since Hari had seen her mother smile for the death of her husband had knocked all the spirit out of Win Morgan . |
| 14 | Because of the ancient feud with the Dwarfs , it had been a long time since any High Elf had set foot on the Old World . |
| 15 | It had been a long time since anyone had enjoyed rubbing cream into her back . |
| 16 | She reached for her silk dressing gown and pulled it on ; she felt good , it had been a long time since she had awoken feeling so alive . |
| 17 | It had been a long time since she had had to stop herself simply blowing away an enemy that she found herself unable to either maim or restrain . |
| 18 | It was for a party in one of the upstairs rooms , but it had been a long time ago . |
| 19 | It had been a long time since I — ’ He broke off . |
| 20 | It had been a long time since she had felt this way . |
| 21 | It had been a long time ago and the jungle had reclaimed its own . |
| 22 | It had been a long time since she 'd laughed , joined in a joke , been silly just for the hell of it . |
| 23 | It had been a long time since she 'd met anyone even remotely interesting , and whatever this man was he certainly was n't remote ! |
| 24 | Ahead , on a right-hand bend , was the farm , but it had been a long time since a chicken had shat in that yard . |
| 25 | It had been a long time since the mental barrier between herself and the watching audience had been broken … |
| 26 | He thought again about his parents , but it had been a long time and he became angry with himself because he could no longer picture their faces like before . |
| 27 | ‘ Think I 'll shleep here tonight , it 's been a long time , ’ he hiccupped . |
| 28 | Well that 's no surprise ; but it 's been a long time in coming . |
| 29 | It 's been a long time in the pipeline … |
| 30 | It 's been a long time coming but Syndicate , the latest from Populous and Powermonger creators Bullfrog , looks worth it . |