Example sentences of "that [be] a [adj] time ago " in BNC.
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1 | That 's a long time ago . |
2 | Some people think I 'm running on ; but that 's a long time ago . |
3 | That 's a long time ago is n't it . |
4 | So that 's a long time ago , seventeen twenty . |
5 | That 's a long time ago . |
6 | That 's a long time ago . |
7 | Ah , well , that 's a long time ago when there was . |
8 | That 's a long time ago because se the roads have been tarmacked for goodness knows how long now ! |
9 | That 's a long time ago is n't it ? |
10 | But that was a long time ago . |
11 | But that was a long time ago , before the war . |
12 | ‘ I used to sail a little cat-boat in Penobscot Bay , but that was a long time ago . |
13 | That was a long time ago . |
14 | But that was a long time ago when he lived on his father 's stud farm in Ireland . |
15 | ‘ Anyway , that was a long time ago . |
16 | Anyway that was a long time ago and I paid my debt to society . ’ |
17 | That was a long time ago , ’ I replied . |
18 | ‘ That was a long time ago , Mum , ’ Alice said quickly . |
19 | He said , ‘ That was a long time ago . |
20 | He wanted to tell her , had never shared the secret with anyone before , only Lily , and that was a long time ago . |
21 | But of course that was a long time ago . ’ |
22 | Well he , he , they were on their way to Norwich but they stopped off at Ipswich for a lunch , you see , and er I had , I looked after them , so , so that it should n't interrupt the other girls behind the counter or , or the waiter who was looking after his regular customers in the dining room , you see , er and so I used to erm and once I had I remember there was six black doctors came in and er and I was glad because it was nice to move about and instead of sticking in the office typing and then going out all alone , you see , while the Manager was on the district , you see , I liked it and er anyway that was a long time ago . |
23 | ‘ That was a long time ago . |
24 | That was a long time ago , there 's been a lot of water under the bridge , why not talk again ? |
25 | That was a long time ago . |
26 | And erm er that was a long time ago . |
27 | I was upset when my two previous engagements broke up , but that was a long time ago . |
28 | Oh yes , I drove that , but that was a long time ago that . |
29 | Well it was but that was a long time ago I started that , it was tucked inside the book thank you . |
30 | That was a long time ago ! |