Example sentences of "[adj] time since he [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a long time since he 'd organised anything like a fête . |
| 2 | It was a long , long time since he 'd gone off to America and now , at last , he was coming back on a month 's holiday . |
| 3 | It was a long time since he 'd eaten out in this style and he was shocked by the escalation of prices and VAT . |
| 4 | It was a long time since he 'd looked at them . |
| 5 | It was a long time since he had seen Mr Whistle . |
| 6 | He admitted modestly that it was a long time since he had been at school , but one phrase he had understood was ‘ Vive la link box ! ’ . |
| 7 | It had been a long time since he had felt like that . |
| 8 | It was a long time since he had been like this . |
| 9 | It was a long time since he had decided to have her . |
| 10 | And yet it was only a short time since he had been kissing her . |
| 11 | Even in the short time since he 'd chased the car along the street , she could see that he 'd gone further downhill . |
| 12 | Happy ‘ I 'm happy now , really , for the first time since he died . |
| 13 | Today had been the first time since he died she had not been tortured with thoughts of her Anthony . |
| 14 | for the first time since he went |
| 15 | Returning to Moscow at the age of 52 , for the first time since he left to live in London 26 years ago , Ashkenazy said : ‘ In my modest way , I thought I could endorse what 's happening in my country . ’ |
| 16 | Tug opened his mouth automatically , but for the first time since he had been there , he let the words go unsaid . |
| 17 | She turned to look into Gazzer 's face , concentrating her attention on him for the first time since he had climbed up to sit beside her in the sand dunes . |
| 18 | She came last to Lachlan , and for the first time since he had startled her raised her head to look him in the face . |
| 19 | Allen spoke for the first time since he had joined them . |
| 20 | The silver-framed photograph of Philippe Chaumont had appeared for the first time since he had known Chantal . |
| 21 | ‘ Please , ’ she replied softly then looked at him for the first time since he had sat down . |
| 22 | He noticed too that for the first time since he had arrived at the Cages there was a total silence , as if all the eagles , and all the imprisoned creatures thereabout had instinctively understood that this old eagle 's troubled painful words marked an end to a terrible life ; and perhaps in some strange way the beginning of something none dared hope might come to pass . |
| 23 | So when it seemed the conversation was nearly over and , for the first time since he had known her , she appeared to have called for no reason , he was almost relieved to hear her ask , ‘ Now then , David , have you heard from him ? ’ |
| 24 | Mach looked up again , smiling for the first time since he had entered the room . |
| 25 | Last night , for the first time since he had married Fei Yen , he had summoned a woman to his bed — one of the serving girls from the kitchens — purging himself of the need that had raged in his blood like a poison . |
| 26 | For the first time since he had told her about Carol , Helen found that she could think about Adrian with something like calm . |
| 27 | So far they had done precisely that , which made it all the more extraordinary that Julius should be here now , in her flat , actively seeking her out for the first time since he had overridden all his basic instincts and principles and strode out of her life ; away from the disastrous shambles of their marriage . |
| 28 | She laughed so infectiously that Athelstan joined in and , for the first time since he had arrived at St Erconwald 's , the nave of his church rang with laughter . |
| 29 | For the first time since he had met him , Blake felt compassion for the old Time Lord . |
| 30 | For the first time since he had entered the theatre he looked hard at Therese . |