Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] since she [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only thirty-six hours since she 'd been washed up on the island like a piece of flotsam , she reminded herself ; early days to start bewailing her fate . |
| 2 | In the few hours since she had brought the house down she had been interviewed by three tabloids , Sky Television and by Tony Howard for ‘ Newsnight ’ . |
| 3 | It was two and a half years since she 'd seen her godchildren , Emma and Sophie , who 'd last been in England with their parents on a Christmas visit , staying with Sir David and Lady Wyndham . |
| 4 | So she knew that in the few years since she had last been in England great changes had begun to take place from some of which she might clearly benefit . |
| 5 | In all her short life Sally-Anne had never before encountered the squalor which she had seen in the few days since she had arrived in these poor streets in the hinterland between London Docks and Stepney . |
| 6 | Well , it had been some while since she 'd walked ten miles in one go — or even five , for that matter , she excused her fluttering heart . |
| 7 | Sabine Zentis of northern Germany is one such fan since she bought a heifer from a Borders breeder , Peter Close , who runs a 30-strong herd alongside his Simmentals at Fishwick Mains , Berwick on Tweed . |
| 8 | It was six years since she 'd crossed the bridge from where they 'd stood , and the river that flowed between was a torrent . |
| 9 | Carol , a jeweller for more than 25 years , has built up a steady following for her original designs in the six years since she moved out of London and started her own business . |
| 10 | It was over six weeks since she had come to work here , and six weeks to the day since his kiss and their painfully honest talk down by the river beneath the moonlight . |
| 11 | I had been working for the Countess as a personal assistant since she married the Earl in 1976 . |
| 12 | By the time she returned to England she had logged more than 12,000 miles since she had been launched . |
| 13 | And for the second time since she 'd first met him , he turned on his heel and left her , his blistering words still seeming to echo in the very air around her . |
| 14 | It had been three days since she 'd seen Luke , three days that she 'd spent trying to get him out of her system , but she could n't deny the sudden rush of emotion at the thought of seeing him again . |
| 15 | She felt that she had changed entirely since it was written , and chiefly during the three days since she had been in London . |
| 16 | It is only three years since she took up painting dogs as a profession , but in that short time she has been kept constantly in work . |
| 17 | For Ellen Musialela , Acting Secretary for the SWAPO Women 's Council , this year it will be 21 years since she left her home in the Caprivi Strip to join SWAPO 's armed struggle for liberation . |
| 18 | It must be many hours since she had eaten . |
| 19 | The Cages had fallen silent as Minch told her story , for it was many years since she had recounted it and then only briefly . |
| 20 | Of course , the fourteen years since she had moved into the Bayswater house had not been years of unremitting misery and depression . |
| 21 | Mrs Tansley says it is over 58 years since she made her debut in opera and she never did any more , though she is well known in villages in the Guisborough area where her talent has been in demand at concerts . |
| 22 | It was a long while since she had heard Con laugh like that ; lately , he never seemed to find much to laugh at . |
| 23 | It was a long while since she had visited her old home , and longer still since she had lived there as a girl . |
| 24 | The UK 's position in the mid 1960s provides a good example since she tried to avoid a change in her par value for as long as possible but in the end was forced to devalue because of increasing capital outflows . |
| 25 | That patch had slowly become an image of despair and frustration over many occasions since she had first shared his bed . |
| 26 | She asked after you and was pleased when I told her how well your business was doing and that you seemed in good spirits since she said she had been anxious for you . |
| 27 | But Mother Clare had fought many battles since she had taken her vows and she always realised when she was on poor ground . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | It had been a long time since she 'd laughed , joined in a joke , been silly just for the hell of it . |
| 30 | Not a dish for a dieter , she allowed , but it was a long time since she 'd enjoyed anything quite so much . |