Example sentences of "have be [adj] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It has been such a long time ! |
2 | He said : ‘ It has been such a long time coming I had almost given up hope . |
3 | ‘ He 'd been ill a long time . |
4 | I must have been unconscious a long time . |
5 | The Swiss crew was stroked by Jeremy West , the French crew included East German veteran Rudi Helm , the USSR/Italian team included masters Schaparenko and Tichenko and there was a USSR/Israeli crew , something which would have been unthinkable a short time before . |
6 | It had been such a confusing time for her — the quarrel with Stephen and her mother 's death following so closely . |
7 | Or perhaps it had been clear a long time before that . |
8 | Jackets that had been second-hand a long time ago , trousers the same . |
9 | ‘ You 've been asleep a long time . ’ |
10 | That is , in addition to the tendency to feel tired because we have been awake a long time , there is some rhythmic change that decreases our fatigue at some times and increases it at others . |
11 | ‘ I have been patient a long time , nonya . ’ |
12 | It 's been such a long time . |
13 | I do n't know whether I ever meant to call on Ben or not — it 's been such a long time — but I was interested to see the boat . |
14 | ‘ It 's been such a long time , and I want you so much that I could easily make a mess of this , ’ he confessed . |
15 | ‘ It 's been such a long time since you 've seen him . |
16 | It 's been such a long time , too long … ’ |