Example sentences of "be so [adv] since " in BNC.

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1 It 's been so ever since I 've known her — she was the eldest , and felt herself a mother to the pair of them .
2 It has not been so long since the average chartered or company secretary was something of an eminence grise , rather than being in the front-line .
3 It had been so long since she 'd seen so many people all at once .
4 I mean the first two the first two or three nights after and that 's like the sleeping death because it 's it 'd been so long since I had a complete nights sleep .
5 But it had been so long since she 'd talked , really talked to anyone , that now she felt stiff and awkward .
6 The thing is , it 's been so long since I 've been that I have n't got a clue how much tickets are likely to be .
7 It 's been so long since I spent oh at least three quarters of a lunch break .
8 Oh , there are all manner of things I need , it is so long since I went shopping .
9 When on 5 September the Lords Lieutenant of the four most northerly counties were ordered to make their respective militias ready for immediate service , it emerged that neither Northumberland nor Durham had been reimbursed by central government for the money they had previously spent in keeping the force mustered , while the authorities in Cumberland admitted candidly : ‘ T is so long since the militia was raised that we are apprehensive the arms are either lost or in bad order . ’
10 A wag in the crowd quipped that it is so long since they have been in evidence , police enquiries are being hampered because no one can name or describe them .
11 But it is so long since I went to a party , ’ she whispered .
12 It 's so long since I had people to dinner .
13 ‘ I ca n't remember what it 's like to be drunk , ’ said O'Toole some years after taking the pledge , ‘ it 's so long since a drink passed my lips .
14 ‘ It 's so long since anything was done here , the place is cluttered with storm damage .
15 He says it 's so long since he saw you and the girls that he wo n't know you .
16 It 's so long since she has seen him . ’
17 Eeh , I 'm beginning to think those legs of yours have disappeared , it 's so long since I saw them .
18 somehow in the drama , even though it 's so long since he passed away .
19 It was so long since he 'd wanted someone like this .
20 ‘ I have n't got it , ’ he said , and it was so long since he 'd last spoken that the first words came hoarse and harsh , like the sound of some animal .
21 It was so long since she had been to a party like this .
22 It was so long since he had taken an interest in anything .
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