Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [vb pp] [art] long time " in BNC.

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1 ‘ When I step back from it all , I see tennis was invented a long time ago .
2 ‘ The entire community was resettled a long time ago .
3 Iain Christie , chairman of the processing group , said : ‘ This promotion was arranged a long time ago , before this import situation surfaced .
4 Brown Owl was gone a long time , but at last she came back , and leaning on her arm and limping was the pilot of the plane .
5 The estate was sold a long time ago to the Dukes of Devonshire and was tenanted at one time by the Reverend Thomas Fosbroke , the celebrated antiquary .
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