Example sentences of "have been [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 … ’ |