Example sentences of "it [verb] [be] a [adv] long " in BNC.
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1 | Kelly , who has won this race three times , said : ‘ It has been a very long and hard season for me , and I feel very tired . |
2 | ‘ I am very sorry , ’ he said , ‘ but you must understand it has been a very long time … |
3 | Anyway , it had been a very long time ago , goodness gracious , it had been at least six years . |
4 | It had been a very long night to pass on a tiny piece of sandwich . |
5 | ‘ It 's been a very long day , and I still have to finish unpacking , ’ she prevaricated . |