Example sentences of "[adj] time since [pers pn] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been some time since they had had the chance for such indulgences . |
| 2 | The hon. Gentleman is so distinguished that it may be some time since he has sat on a Standing Committee . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It is some time since I have had any work done by British Telecom , so I do not remember whether hills are presented in detail . |
| 6 | It was only the second time since they had been married that she had rebuffed him . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ It seems a long time since we had a chance to talk alone . ’ |
| 9 | It was a long time since they 'd done anything together . |
| 10 | But first of all I 'd like to congratulate the officers on the report er I 'm sure that those people who have been reading the reports and officers of the County Council for some years er will have probably er , er it 's been a long time since they 've read one that 's been expressed in such strong terms . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It had been a long time since she 'd laughed , joined in a joke , been silly just for the hell of it . |
| 13 | Not a dish for a dieter , she allowed , but it was a long time since she 'd enjoyed anything quite so much . |
| 14 | In fact , it was a long time since she 'd realised she was capable of such an emotion . |
| 15 | 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 ! |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | It seemed a long time since she had been out of her apartment , longer still since she had taken a walk . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It seemed a long time since she had stood there watching the boats and noticing how brief lack of caution led to trouble . |
| 22 | It had been a long time since she had felt this way . |
| 23 | A long time since she had done that . |
| 24 | It was a long time since she had been awakened by the dream — not since she had worked as a journalist with Query — but meeting Felipe de Santis had stirred it all up . |
| 25 | It was a long time since she had really belonged anywhere . |
| 26 | It was a long time since she had felt fear and it was not at all exhilarating . |
| 27 | It was a long time since she had felt that . |
| 28 | Been a long time since she had heard her language spoken freely . |
| 29 | Been a long time since she had worshipped with God 's people . |
| 30 | And he said well it 's a long time since you had the accident . |