Example sentences of "[be] a [adv] long time [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , it had been a very long time ago , goodness gracious , it had been at least six years . |
| 2 | ‘ No , really — think about the last time you went a day without wearing make-up and I bet it would be a frighteningly long time ago . ’ |
| 3 | there have n't been many ice hockey sims on the 64 — the only two I can recall ( Powerplay Hockey and Superstar Ice Hockey ) were a very long time ago . |
| 4 | There was someone before in Alex 's day , that 's a very long time ago . |
| 5 | That 's a very long time ago ! |
| 6 | The people in his past had been real once but , although that was a very long time ago , he had never been able to forget them or what they had done to his life . |
| 7 | And then , with an abrupt gesture , ‘ But it was a very long time ago , and I do not know the details , for I was never told . |