Example sentences of "had be [art] long [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had been a long time when he had been surrounded by wire and bars . |
| 2 | It was for a party in one of the upstairs rooms , but it had been a long time ago . |
| 3 | That had been a long time ago . |
| 4 | But that had been a long time ago . |
| 5 | It had been a long time ago and the jungle had reclaimed its own . |
| 6 | He felt that he had been a long time away . |
| 7 | It had been a long walk so far , and it was n't over . |