Example sentences of "long time before [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a long time before they subsided sufficiently for him to relax his muscles and lie still in the rough familiar comfort of tangled blankets . |
| 2 | But the Voice of Reason argued that Preston 's marriage , and his career , were demasted , holed and rudderless a long time before they foundered together on the rock of Carla . |
| 3 | It was a long time before they spoke . |
| 4 | Those actively interested in diamonds will have to wait a very long time before they will be able to put their hands on these cosmic ornaments . |
| 5 | Although … well , it does look as though it 's going to be a long time before they can leave hospital , ’ she added sorrowfully . |
| 6 | His kisses were deep and cherishing and hungry , and it was a long time before they eventually came up for air . |
| 7 | But all in all , it seems likely to be a long time before we reach that ‘ Utopian world of RDS ’ for all listeners in cars , at home or on foot ! |
| 8 | It was a long time before we recovered from the loss , and I vowed never to have another dog because we could never replace Sorrel . |
| 9 | But we are assured it will be a long time before we see bingo or boobs in the sober pages of BRE News . |
| 10 | We were playing for a long time before we ever had a deal , and when we eventually got signed by a big company , they pretty much took us for what we were . |
| 11 | Although it will probably be a long time before we are prepared to let robots perform operations on us , Pam will be ready for trials next year , and her potential for cutting the 750,000 nursing days lost each year through back strain may make her popular with medical staff and patients alike . |
| 12 | ‘ It will take a very long time before we can fully cooperate ’ , said Czech-born Thomas Messer . |
| 13 | The discipline of information science , which attempts to study all the ways in which human beings communicate information with each other and the many facilities which make it easier to perform , is in its earliest formative years , and it will be a long time before we can be sure either that the science of information is a true discipline or that it can deliver its present optimistic promises . |
| 14 | " It 's going to be a long time before we get another chance , though , is n't it though ? " |
| 15 | They will be voted out and it will be a long time before we have a Conservative Government in Britain again . |
| 16 | But I know it is sad that all our clubs are out of Europe now and it will probably be a long time before we can hope to dominate abroad as we once did . |
| 17 | It was a long time before I could believe that it was really Kāli , come back to find me . |
| 18 | ‘ It will be a long time before I see you again , Willie , ’ she said . |
| 19 | The annual camp for secondary schools Cadet Corps gave me my first holiday away from home , but I was so homesick that a fortnight seemed an impossibly long time before I could get back to my parents and family . |
| 20 | It does n't sound much nowadays but believe me it was a long time before I had to much disposable cash in civvie street . |
| 21 | BILLY BREMNER : ( Leeds , Hull , Doncaster and Scotland — 1959-81 ) : ‘ He was a hero at Elland Road a long time before I came into football . |
| 22 | It was a long time before I got the fame I was looking for . |
| 23 | It was a long time before I fell asleep that night ! |
| 24 | ‘ Was n't I the best prospect Bermondsey 'ad for a long time before I got me wound ? ’ he asked . |
| 25 | It was a long time before I did anything or went anywhere , and then I got involved in the church . |
| 26 | It was to be a long time before I slotted this experience into others to make sense of it all . |
| 27 | I parted with a feeling that it would be a long time before I earned her forgiveness , but I did her an injustice . |
| 28 | I hesitated for a long time before I began my experiment . |
| 29 | Thought for a long time before I hit on that . |
| 30 | ‘ It will be a long time before I can look at you and not want you . |