Example sentences of "it [vb -s] been a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Phil Farrand says it is brilliant … it has been a long slog and has meant a lot of hard work |
| 2 | To a few of us it may seem like only yesterday , but to the Princess , I suspect , it has been a long decade , for she has completed a most extraordinary metamorphosis . |
| 3 | It has been a long day , but there are still a couple of hours to run , and this is Berlin , where anything can happen . |
| 4 | Everyone is contemplating an early night — it has been a long day , one of the busiest for a while . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't usually do that , but it has been a long day . ’ |
| 6 | God it 's only quarter past two , it has been a long day in n it ? |
| 7 | It has been a long time since the women 's game has been so open ; hopefully it will continue . |
| 8 | I thought I would go home when I left but it has been a long time . |
| 9 | It has been a long time . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 ’ . |
| 12 | It has been a long time coming , and apparently impatient fans bombard the Pan press office weekly for information on its appearance . |
| 13 | ‘ It has been a long time , Warren , ’ she said evenly . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , it has been a long time , and I expect you and Marissa … ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Well , ’ she taunted foolishly , ‘ it has been a long time . ’ |
| 16 | It 's been a long road back from those dark and confused days , and Pam is grateful for whatever she can achieve these days . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's been a long road , ’ said their coach , Toni Szifris , who has guided the nucleus of the team from a group of minis , playing in Portobello , through high school . |
| 18 | It 's been a long journey . |
| 19 | It 's been a long drive . |
| 20 | It 's been a long tour . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's been a long day . ’ |
| 22 | It 's been a long day of trundling past an infinity of fir trees , and photographer Ridgers has hardly survived it . |
| 23 | It 's been a long day . |
| 24 | ‘ I know it 's been a long day but I want you to drive to Sion tonight . |
| 25 | It 's been a long day . |
| 26 | It 's been a long day . |
| 27 | ‘ But it 's been a long day for Sam , so if you do n't mind I 'll send him home . |
| 28 | It 's been a long day — I spent hours working on a new program . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's been a long day , ’ she grinned , ‘ and it shows ! ’ |
| 30 | ‘ It 's been a long day , Dane . ’ |