Example sentences of "[adj] time since [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been some time since they had had the chance for such indulgences . |
| 2 | Legislation has reduced the barons to serfdom , and it is some time since they seriously hampered leadership policy ( more often , lately , they have helped defeat constituency insurrection ) . |
| 3 | It is some time since we looked in any detail at the program and functions of the Singer 9000 machine , so I thought we would concentrate a little on some of the functions of programming , rather than on knitting . |
| 4 | I am aware it is some time since we spoke regarding Beeslack but I have been awaiting a response from , Senior Education Maintenance Officer concerning the tree planting proposed for the rough area in the corner of the playing field . |
| 5 | ‘ T is some time since we met . ’ |
| 6 | The hon. Gentleman is so distinguished that it may be some time since he has sat on a Standing Committee . |
| 7 | It was some time since she and Papa had played one of their fierce games ; he never gave quarter to anyone , but she thought that she could remember what he had taught her . |
| 8 | If it is some time since you last exercised on a regular basis , spend a few weeks following a gentle stretching and warming-up routine . |
| 9 | It had been some time since I had visited Ingleborough , so last summer I went back with a couple of friends to rediscover some of its hidden treasures . |
| 10 | It was quite some time since I had last played and , inhaling huge lungfuls of air as I did so , I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent with my supra-sonic service , my cunning topspins , bottomspins , sidespins , every-this-and-thatspins . |
| 11 | And it 's some time since I was in Paris . ’ |
| 12 | It is some time since I have had any work done by British Telecom , so I do not remember whether hills are presented in detail . |
| 13 | It is some time since I heard news of him . |
| 14 | ‘ It is some time since I heard that last piece played so well . ’ |
| 15 | I am glad that my hon. Friend has given way again , because it is some time since I smelt a rat in the Chamber , but there is one knocking about tonight . |
| 16 | It was only the second time since they had been married that she had rebuffed him . |
| 17 | The eternal flame went out yesterday for the second time since it was lit on July 26 last year . |
| 18 | And for the second time since she 'd first met him , he turned on his heel and left her , his blistering words still seeming to echo in the very air around her . |
| 19 | Evenings are their weakest time since they soon begin to feel fatigued and want to go to sleep relatively early . |
| 20 | It had been a long time since we last saw one of those , so we bought ice cream , sat in the sun and wrote postcards at the Reykjahlid shop . |
| 21 | It 's a long time since we did that . ’ |
| 22 | Long time since we did a fall . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ It seems a long time since we had a chance to talk alone . ’ |
| 24 | It seems a long time since we ate together in this kitchen . |
| 25 | It is a long time since we spoke , is n't it ? ’ |
| 26 | It seems a long time since we started , |
| 27 | ‘ It is a long time since we saw you here . ’ |
| 28 | Seems a long long time since we used to do it . |
| 29 | It was a long time since they 'd done anything together . |
| 30 | It must be a long time since they were cleaned ; they are very dirty . |