Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [art] long time " in BNC.

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1 The princess told them : ‘ I have come to terms with this relationship a long time ago .
2 ‘ I have lived in this world a long time , child .
3 We 've been out on this balcony a long time , and no one has come to interrupt us .
4 But I found out his real secret a long time ago .
5 ‘ I knew someone of that name a long time ago .
6 Just as well they have something else in common : they have known each other a long time , and are all good friends .
7 We 'd known each other a long time .
8 ‘ We 've known each other a long time .
9 We 've known each other a long time .
10 We 're growing familiar , like we 've known each other a long time .
11 You and I have known each other a long time .
12 This seems to indicate that the rock was of sacred significance a long time before Augustine visited .
13 That 's it ; except Nina stopped looking for any knight a long time ago . ’
14 No , but if she is , she 's , she 's been going that way a long time .
15 ‘ He bailed my father out of some financial difficulty a long time ago , ’ he said shortly .
16 Most private owners discovered the use of a tail and wing-tip dolly a long time ago , making it possible to tow out with a car single-handedly on most days .
17 ‘ This house used to be known as the Seven-Mile House a long time ago before our family come to live here .
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