Example sentences of "'s a [adj] time [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | As you wander along the ridge , it 's a long time before you lose sight of its neat white contours , and if you take a strong pair of binoculars on your walk , you can keep an eye on how the housemaid is turning your bed down . |
2 | that 's a long time since they said we could have it . |
3 | It 's a long time since we did that . ’ |
4 | It 's a long time since you 've put in an appearance , is n't it ? |
5 | It 's a long time since you could go to your local corn exchange and see international artists for ten bob . |
6 | Erm I mean he it sort of went through our staff inspector wise and er Paul was sort of chatting , and he was n't being unkind he said yes , they 'll be dinosaurs because it 's a long time since you 've had er any training like that . |
7 | And he said well it 's a long time since you had the accident . |
8 | It 's a long time since you 've had this set out . |
9 | ‘ It 's a long time since I was that — if I ever was . ’ |
10 | ‘ It 's a long time since I had any of those . ’ |
11 | ‘ It 's a long time since I touched that organ . |
12 | It 's a long time since I 've had some first-class leather to work with . ’ |
13 | Because it 's a long time since I felt like this , as good as I do now . |
14 | It 's a long time since I saw you looking so well . |
15 | I mean I I it 's a long time since I left it . |
16 | Now it 's a long time since I went by tube , and there 's not much you can do in the carriages except keep a handkerchief over your nose , but a useful tip is never to put your hand on the rail beside the moving staircase . |
17 | Erm I do n't think I have been down to that I think I 've sh erm wired the whole damn out of my mind because er it 's a long time since I heard such garbage in this chamber , it 's fortunate for us Chairman that Mr is n't a member of the Environment Committee because if that 's the kind of contribution that he 's prepared to make on these occasions we would could well do without it . |
18 | IT 'S a long time since I have seen a finer performance than Tom Courtenay is giving at the Traverse . |
19 | Ma maybe twenty nine , even thirty , depending , but if it er , mind you I do n't know , because it 's a long time since I had a look at 'em . |
20 | It 's a long time since he 's been held like this . |
21 | It 's a long time since she was in hospital . ’ |
22 | She added : ‘ Even if you have to wait a year , it 's a long time if you 're worried about it . ’ |
23 | It 's a long time till I was hungry was n't it ? |