Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [been] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | She reached for her silk dressing gown and pulled it on ; she felt good , it had been a long time since she had awoken feeling so alive . |
| 32 | It had been a long time since she had had to stop herself simply blowing away an enemy that she found herself unable to either maim or restrain . |
| 33 | It was for a party in one of the upstairs rooms , but it had been a long time ago . |
| 34 | It had been a long time since I — ’ He broke off . |
| 35 | It had been a long time since she had felt this way . |
| 36 | It had been a long time ago and the jungle had reclaimed its own . |
| 37 | It had been a long time since she 'd laughed , joined in a joke , been silly just for the hell of it . |
| 38 | It had been a long time since she 'd met anyone even remotely interesting , and whatever this man was he certainly was n't remote ! |
| 39 | Ahead , on a right-hand bend , was the farm , but it had been a long time since a chicken had shat in that yard . |
| 40 | It had been a long time since the mental barrier between herself and the watching audience had been broken … |
| 41 | He thought again about his parents , but it had been a long time and he became angry with himself because he could no longer picture their faces like before . |
| 42 | It had been a difficult time for everyone , but especially Diana , who was perhaps closest to her father of all the children . |
| 43 | ‘ If it had been a different time you 'd have been a doctor or an engineer , ’ Rose said . |
| 44 | It had been a harrowing time . |
| 45 | He felt that he had been a long time away . |
| 46 | ‘ Think I 'll shleep here tonight , it 's been a long time , ’ he hiccupped . |
| 47 | Well that 's no surprise ; but it 's been a long time in coming . |
| 48 | It 's been a long time in the pipeline … |
| 49 | It 's been a long time coming but Syndicate , the latest from Populous and Powermonger creators Bullfrog , looks worth it . |
| 50 | It 's been a long time . ’ |
| 51 | IT 'S been a long time since Sister Jacques-Marie took her clothes off for public viewing . |
| 52 | ‘ It 's been a long time and I am not going to rush it . |
| 53 | I told you , it 's been a long time … ’ |
| 54 | ‘ It 's been a long time . ’ |
| 55 | ‘ It 's been a long time , Clarence , ’ Mobuto said in his faultless English . |
| 56 | It 's been a long time . ’ |
| 57 | ‘ It 's been a long time , ’ he said . |
| 58 | It 's been a long time coming , but it 's finally here — Borland is now shipping Paradox for Windows , and at a special offer price of £99.95 plus VAT . |
| 59 | IT 'S BEEN a long time coming , but one of the year 's best singles , World of Twist 's debut ‘ The Storm ’ , is about to seep its atmospheric vibe into the mainstream . |
| 60 | ‘ It 's been a long time ; too long , ’ she smiled , slipping him into her mouth . |