Example sentences of "[adj] time since [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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1 | It had been some time since they had had the chance for such indulgences . |
2 | ‘ T is some time since we met . ’ |
3 | It is some time since we looked in any detail at the program and functions of the Singer 9000 machine , so I thought we would concentrate a little on some of the functions of programming , rather than on knitting . |
4 | I am aware it is some time since we spoke regarding Beeslack but I have been awaiting a response from , Senior Education Maintenance Officer concerning the tree planting proposed for the rough area in the corner of the playing field . |
5 | It is some time since I heard news of him . |
6 | ‘ It is some time since I heard that last piece played so well . ’ |
7 | It had been some time since I had visited Ingleborough , so last summer I went back with a couple of friends to rediscover some of its hidden treasures . |
8 | It was quite some time since I had last played and , inhaling huge lungfuls of air as I did so , I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent with my supra-sonic service , my cunning topspins , bottomspins , sidespins , every-this-and-thatspins . |
9 | I am glad that my hon. Friend has given way again , because it is some time since I smelt a rat in the Chamber , but there is one knocking about tonight . |
10 | It was only the second time since they had been married that she had rebuffed him . |
11 | And for the second time since she 'd first met him , he turned on his heel and left her , his blistering words still seeming to echo in the very air around her . |
12 | It seems a long time since we ate together in this kitchen . |
13 | ‘ It is a long time since we saw you here . ’ |
14 | ‘ It seems a long time since we had a chance to talk alone . ’ |
15 | It 's a long time since we did that . ’ |
16 | Long time since we did a fall . ’ |
17 | It is a long time since we spoke , is n't it ? ’ |
18 | It seems a long time since we started , |
19 | It was a long time since they 'd done anything together . |
20 | that 's a long time since they said we could have it . |
21 | Not because she could n't remember , but because it was such a long time since she 'd seen her and she felt strange , suddenly , knowing that this time tomorrow they would be on their way to Scotland and she would be waiting for them . |
22 | It had been a long time since she 'd laughed , joined in a joke , been silly just for the hell of it . |
23 | Not a dish for a dieter , she allowed , but it was a long time since she 'd enjoyed anything quite so much . |
24 | In fact , it was a long time since she 'd realised she was capable of such an emotion . |
25 | It had been a long time since she 'd met anyone even remotely interesting , and whatever this man was he certainly was n't remote ! |
26 | 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 . |
27 | It was a long time since she had last seen Michael : it was seven months , two weeks and three days , four if she counted today . |
28 | It seemed a long time since she had been out of her apartment , longer still since she had taken a walk . |
29 | She reached for her silk dressing gown and pulled it on ; she felt good , it had been a long time since she had awoken feeling so alive . |
30 | It had been a long time since she had had to stop herself simply blowing away an enemy that she found herself unable to either maim or restrain . |