Example sentences of "[be] a long [noun sg] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | The TRW group is working on the same lines-but it will be a long time before GI Joe puts his faith in orders from General Computer . |
| 2 | ‘ That last one were a long time before your time , Tom . |
| 3 | No , that 's a long while before my time . |
| 4 | There was a long pause before the Mother Superior said , ‘ Yes , if that 's how you wish it , Mrs Winkowski . ’ |
| 5 | There was a long silence before the Trapper replied . |
| 6 | While this was a good thing , such improvements were at first only superficial , and it was a long time before everyday living conditions in deaf boarding institutions and day classes were of acceptable standard . |
| 7 | Although the RAF had standard instrument panels from 1936 onwards it was a long time before the merits of this tidy arrangement really caught on in the USA . |
| 8 | And even then it was a long time before the implications of the theory for massive stars were understood . |