Example sentences of "long time [conj] [pron] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | mathematicians a long time but it does help . |
| 2 | It was a long time since they 'd done anything together . |
| 3 | But first of all I 'd like to congratulate the officers on the report er I 'm sure that those people who have been reading the reports and officers of the County Council for some years er will have probably er , er it 's been a long time since they 've read one that 's been expressed in such strong terms . |
| 4 | It had been a long time since anyone had enjoyed rubbing cream into her back . |
| 5 | Not because she could n't remember , but because it was such a long time since she 'd seen her and she felt strange , suddenly , knowing that this time tomorrow they would be on their way to Scotland and she would be waiting for them . |
| 6 | In fact , it was a long time since she 'd realised she was capable of such an emotion . |
| 7 | The part of her story about the pressure of Government cuts was true , and it seemed a long time since she 'd existed in a world that was n't penny-pinching . |
| 8 | 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 ! |
| 9 | Not a dish for a dieter , she allowed , but it was a long time since she 'd enjoyed anything quite so much . |
| 10 | It had been a long time since she 'd laughed , joined in a joke , been silly just for the hell of it . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | A long time since she had done that . |
| 13 | It had been a long time since she had felt this way . |
| 14 | It was a long time since she had felt fear and it was not at all exhilarating . |
| 15 | It was a long time since she had felt that . |
| 16 | Been a long time since she had heard her language spoken freely . |
| 17 | It seemed a long time since she had stood there watching the boats and noticing how brief lack of caution led to trouble . |
| 18 | Been a long time since she had worshipped with God 's people . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's been such a long time since you 've seen him . |
| 21 | Erm I mean he it sort of went through our staff inspector wise and er Paul was sort of chatting , and he was n't being unkind he said yes , they 'll be dinosaurs because it 's a long time since you 've had er any training like that . |
| 22 | It 's a long time since you 've had this set out . |
| 23 | It 's a long time since you 've put in an appearance , is n't it ? |
| 24 | Long time since I 've seen such a heavy crop . ’ |
| 25 | At one point he overheard the star laughing and saying , ‘ Long time since I 've done theatre . |
| 26 | It 's a long time since I 've had some first-class leather to work with . ’ |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | It was a long time since I had bought a card to celebrate the arrival of a new baby . |
| 29 | IT 'S a long time since I have seen a finer performance than Tom Courtenay is giving at the Traverse . |
| 30 | ‘ It is a long time since I have had so much excitement . ’ |