Example sentences of "[adj] time since she [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It had been a long time since she 'd laughed , joined in a joke , been silly just for the hell of it . |
| 4 | Not a dish for a dieter , she allowed , but it was a long time since she 'd enjoyed anything quite so much . |
| 5 | In fact , it was a long time since she 'd realised she was capable of such an emotion . |
| 6 | 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 ! |
| 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 was a long time since she had last seen Michael : it was seven months , two weeks and three days , four if she counted today . |
| 9 | It seemed a long time since she had been out of her apartment , longer still since she had taken a walk . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It seemed a long time since she had stood there watching the boats and noticing how brief lack of caution led to trouble . |
| 13 | It had been a long time since she had felt this way . |
| 14 | A long time since she had done that . |
| 15 | It was a long time since she had been awakened by the dream — not since she had worked as a journalist with Query — but meeting Felipe de Santis had stirred it all up . |
| 16 | It was a long time since she had really belonged anywhere . |
| 17 | It was a long time since she had felt fear and it was not at all exhilarating . |
| 18 | It was a long time since she had felt that . |
| 19 | Been a long time since she had heard her language spoken freely . |
| 20 | Been a long time since she had worshipped with God 's people . |
| 21 | In early July the waiting was broken by the excitement of Maggie coming home for the first time since she had left for London . |
| 22 | A light breeze made play with her skirts and , for the first time since she had arrived at Yelton , she wished she could let down her hair and feel the wind run its fingers through it . |
| 23 | For the first time since she had moved back into the house , she knew she could n't face an evening with Jacob . |
| 24 | In fact she lay in the warm , dark grey shadows of her room quite at peace for the first time since she had come to Italy . |
| 25 | Jelka looked about her , letting herself relax for the first time since she had heard of the attack on the Project , drinking in the harmony of the garden . |
| 26 | She thought she might even be able to get a good night 's sleep for the first time since she had arrived at the house . |
| 27 | A sense of self-preservation cautioned her not to stick around , and before he could react she sprinted up to the house , feeling strangely exhilarated for the first time since she had left England . |
| 28 | ‘ Daddy , darling , ’ Alyssia said , smiling genuinely for the first time since she had stepped foot back on to English soil and kissing him on the tip of his nose , ‘ in your own cantankerous way , you 've put your finger right on the button . ’ |
| 29 | Next morning , for the first time since she had started at G.W. , she arrived late , almost too terrified to step across the threshold . |
| 30 | He looked at McAllister for the first time since she had begun to help him , and saw her strained white face , the eyes enormous in it . |