Example sentences of "[pron] seemed a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was less the fear of hell ( which seemed a long time away ) than the fear of being a non-person which prompted me to ask my parents if I could be baptised . |
| 2 | It seemed a long time since she had been out of her apartment , longer still since she had taken a walk . |
| 3 | It seemed a long time before the railway lines began to shake , and they heard the train coming . |
| 4 | It seemed a long time since she had stood there watching the boats and noticing how brief lack of caution led to trouble . |
| 5 | It seemed a long time since Dana 's phone call had brought Roman Wyatt into her life and she badly needed to be by herself to think about the turmoil he had caused in her ordered existence . |
| 6 | It seemed a long time before anyone answered and she felt rather stupid standing there with the bottles . |
| 7 | It seemed a long time since the small breakfast that was served in Spain , and in the end Felipe put a portion of each on her plate . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It seemed a long time before footsteps came along the hall , the door was pushed wider and Guy appeared with an armful of logs . |
| 10 | It seemed a long time when I was a little girl , ’ added Mrs Teasdale . |
| 11 | But it seemed a long time . |
| 12 | I sat for what seemed a long time in the cold darkness , breathing shallowly , not moving at all , just waiting , and eventually there was a lightening of the shadows and a luminosity in the wood , and the moon rose clear and bright in the east . |
| 13 | After what seemed a long time , but was in fact only seconds , an almost inaudible whisper issued into the room . |
| 14 | Ruth waited for what seemed a long time . |
| 15 | He took the instrument and listened to Sandy 's heart for what seemed a long time . |