Example sentences of "it [vb past] been a [adj] afternoon " in BNC.
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| 1 | They both drank , conscious that it had been a long afternoon , and Shelley at least was thirsty . |
| 2 | It had been a confusing afternoon as well as a satisfying one , but one thing was clear , quite clear . |
| 3 | It had been a difficult afternoon , and she was not sure she was up to an evening of trying to extract information from Jamie Baird . |
| 4 | It had been a quiet afternoon so far , and it showed no signs of picking up . |
| 5 | Would I one day show people this jacket and say that it had been a lovely afternoon in Central Park when he gave it to me and , in closing , would I say that as he disappeared into the trees , I never saw Oscar Wilde again ? |