Example sentences of "it [verb] be [adv] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been almost three months now since I have been home here in England after spending three weeks holiday in France with my friend Rachel and her family . |
| 2 | It had been barely two years since she had opened it with the money her father had left her . |
| 3 | Timesense told her it had been barely fifteen seconds . |
| 4 | It had been almost three days since they had first met in hell , in the arena where the mysterious traveller had fought his deadly foe . |
| 5 | For Skaller saw everything again , as it had been then twenty-five years ago , as clearly as if it had been yesterday . |
| 6 | They know it 's been over two years since your illness , but they 'd appreciate reassurance . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's been over two weeks . |
| 8 | She did all our garage round it , she 's said it worth it , well , it 's been there twelve months , she would n't put it on anywhere else . |
| 9 | no it 's been there two years |