Example sentences of "and it [vb past] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | The part of her story about the pressure of Government cuts was true , and it seemed a long time since she 'd existed in a world that was n't penny-pinching . |
2 | ‘ We are always busy here , and it seemed the right time to start planning for an extension , ’ she said . |
3 | I think they 'd always sort of wanted to go and explore , yes , and it seemed the ideal time , the boys were just about school age , erm , sort of you could well . |
4 | Progress was slow and it took a long time to get a handicap , the first being 17 . |
5 | ‘ It was hard to fight my way out of the reserves and it took a long time for me to recover . ’ |
6 | It was their affair , and it ended a long time ago . |