Example sentences of "[adj] time [adv] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say that , as the wars happened such a long time ago we should simply forget about them now . |
| 2 | When I was at school ( a long time ago I 'll grant you ) half a dozen was six . |
| 3 | It was the most exciting , extraordinary experience he had ever had , and for a long time afterwards he would bend any ear he could find on the subject . |
| 4 | If you have not kept up with the nursing journals or have been out of practice for a long time then you will have to trust to luck or the recommendations of others as to the relevance and value of any course you choose to attend . |
| 5 | A short time later he could n't prevent himself from asking whether she did n't love him just a little . |
| 6 | He ca n't be full time otherwise he would n't have enough to do would he ? |