Example sentences of "[art] long time since she [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It seemed a long time since she had been out of her apartment , longer still since she had taken a walk . |
| 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 seemed a long time since she had stood there watching the boats and noticing how brief lack of caution led to trouble . |
| 6 | It had been a long time since she had felt this way . |
| 7 | A long time since she had done that . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It was a long time since she had really belonged anywhere . |
| 10 | It was a long time since she had felt fear and it was not at all exhilarating . |
| 11 | It was a long time since she had felt that . |
| 12 | Been a long time since she had heard her language spoken freely . |
| 13 | Been a long time since she had worshipped with God 's people . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | It had been a long time since she 'd laughed , joined in a joke , been silly just for the hell of it . |
| 16 | Not a dish for a dieter , she allowed , but it was a long time since she 'd enjoyed anything quite so much . |
| 17 | In fact , it was a long time since she 'd realised she was capable of such an emotion . |
| 18 | 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 ! |
| 19 | 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 . |