Example sentences of "'s be [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 That 's been gone a long time now .
2 He 's been gone a long time
3 ‘ The cup 's been refilled a few times since then , ’ observes Len , ‘ and with some funny stuff . ’
4 It 's been used a thousand times already , as I gather the bed makes clear .
5 ‘ Well ? ’ she says as though she 's been waiting a long time .
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