Example sentences of "[pron] 's [art] long time " in BNC.
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1 | It 's a long time since we did that . ’ |
2 | ‘ It 's a long time since I was that — if I ever was . ’ |
3 | ‘ It 's a long time since anyone brought me flowers , ’ he smiled apologetically . |
4 | ‘ It 's a long time since I had any of those . ’ |
5 | It 's a long time till then , ’ a distraught Mrs Lawler answered . |
6 | As you wander along the ridge , it 's a long time before you lose sight of its neat white contours , and if you take a strong pair of binoculars on your walk , you can keep an eye on how the housemaid is turning your bed down . |
7 | ‘ Well , it 's a long time , I admit . |
8 | ‘ Well it 's a long time since dinner . |
9 | ‘ It 's a long time since I touched that organ . |
10 | ‘ It 's a long time off dark . |
11 | It 's a long time since I 've had some first-class leather to work with . ’ |
12 | Because it 's a long time since I felt like this , as good as I do now . |
13 | It 's a long time since you 've put in an appearance , is n't it ? |
14 | It 's a long time since I saw you looking so well . |
15 | ‘ It 's a long time , ’ Maddox said . |
16 | ‘ I 've been thinking , it 's a long time since the two of us went out together , so I 'm taking Ruth for a bite to eat . |
17 | No , wait a minutes , do n't tell me — it 's a long time since — where was it ? |
18 | It 's a long time ago , though . |
19 | ‘ It 's a long time since anyone opened this door ! ’ said Mr Utterson . |
20 | It 's a long time before cloth wholly decays — look how long a bag of cement lasts under water when it 's used for emergency repairs to a sea-wall . |
21 | " It 's a long time ago , Mr Feather . " |
22 | ‘ It 's a long time away , ’ he said doubtfully . |
23 | ‘ It 's a long time , Master clerk . ’ |
24 | It 's a long time at the sink . ’ |
25 | I mean I I it 's a long time since I left it . |
26 | It 's a long time since he 's been held like this . |
27 | It 's a long time since Donegal were found wanting in so many key areas . |
28 | ‘ It 's a long time to me . |
29 | Now it 's a long time since I went by tube , and there 's not much you can do in the carriages except keep a handkerchief over your nose , but a useful tip is never to put your hand on the rail beside the moving staircase . |
30 | Erm I do n't think I have been down to that I think I 've sh erm wired the whole damn out of my mind because er it 's a long time since I heard such garbage in this chamber , it 's fortunate for us Chairman that Mr is n't a member of the Environment Committee because if that 's the kind of contribution that he 's prepared to make on these occasions we would could well do without it . |