Example sentences of "be a long time since [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It had been a long time since she had felt this way . |
| 6 | It had been a long time since she 'd laughed , joined in a joke , been silly just for the hell of it . |
| 7 | 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 ! |
| 8 | Been a long time since she had heard her language spoken freely . |
| 9 | Been a long time since she had worshipped with God 's people . |
| 10 | It had been a long time since he had felt like that . |
| 11 | It 's been a long time since you left us , but you 're more than welcome though on your return and do n't be so long before you come again . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It had been a long time since I — ’ He broke off . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's been a long time since I 've been in the semis of a Grand Slam tournament . ’ |
| 15 | It must be a long time since they were cleaned ; they are very dirty . |
| 16 | that 's a long time since they said we could have it . |
| 17 | It 's a long time since we did that . ’ |
| 18 | It 's a long time since you 've put in an appearance , is n't it ? |
| 19 | It 's a long time since you could go to your local corn exchange and see international artists for ten bob . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | And he said well it 's a long time since you had the accident . |
| 22 | It 's a long time since you 've had this set out . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's a long time since I was that — if I ever was . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It 's a long time since I had any of those . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It 's a long time since I touched that organ . |
| 26 | It 's a long time since I 've had some first-class leather to work with . ’ |
| 27 | Because it 's a long time since I felt like this , as good as I do now . |
| 28 | It 's a long time since I saw you looking so well . |
| 29 | I mean I I it 's a long time since I left it . |
| 30 | Now it 's a long time since I went by tube , and there 's not much you can do in the carriages except keep a handkerchief over your nose , but a useful tip is never to put your hand on the rail beside the moving staircase . |