Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was a long time because everyone was gassing in the shop . |
| 2 | Sorry I was a long time I did n't |
| 3 | ‘ You were a long time coming to bed . ’ |
| 4 | She was a long time in answering . |
| 5 | So when we say we want the laws of physics perhaps to stay constant in time , when we observe these objects a long way away we 're observing the laws of physics as they were a long time ago . |
| 6 | And old man Heinz of Heinz fifty seven varieties , they were a big time , and gave her a little silver pickle with Heinz on it . |
| 7 | Yeah , but you do it , it were a good time though . |
| 8 | It was a busier time for us because we had to feed the the the six of them w we put them into a big shed and they just slept there but we we gave them their dinner , they managed to make their own breakfast and their tea whatever They had bread and stuff like that but we had to make their dinner for them . |
| 9 | It was a bittersweet time but he still held my hand going to school . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It was a long time ago . |
| 12 | We called the police and ambulance but it was a long time before the police arrived . |
| 13 | He had keen eyes and quick hands , so it was a long time before he got caught . |
| 14 | It was a long time ago and he was very small , he said , he could barely recall it . |
| 15 | It was a long time before we recovered from the loss , and I vowed never to have another dog because we could never replace Sorrel . |
| 16 | It was a long time before his sobs subsided , and by then other , less ugly sounds were coming from the room downstairs . |
| 17 | It was a long time before they subsided sufficiently for him to relax his muscles and lie still in the rough familiar comfort of tangled blankets . |
| 18 | It was a long time since he 'd organised anything like a fête . |
| 19 | It was a long time . |
| 20 | It was a long time since they 'd done anything together . |
| 21 | It was a long time since he had seen Mr Whistle . |
| 22 | Several workers suggested that there must be a tissue phase , in which the Plasmodium went to ground , but it was a long time before objects , evidently forms of the parasite , were recognized in microscopic sections of the spleen and liver of infected domestic fowl , monkeys and finally man . |
| 23 | ‘ It was a long time ago … ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It was a long time ago , James , a long time ago . |
| 25 | It was a long time before she saw anything that would explain the curious horse call ; then she saw a notice-board standing up , gaunt and solitary , ahead of her , and she hurried towards it . |
| 26 | It was a long time ago . ’ |
| 27 | He admitted modestly that it was a long time since he had been at school , but one phrase he had understood was ‘ Vive la link box ! ’ . |
| 28 | While this was a good thing , such improvements were at first only superficial , and it was a long time before everyday living conditions in deaf boarding institutions and day classes were of acceptable standard . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll be in touch , ’ he said vaguely and though it was a long time before she would admit it to herself Sally knew it was all over . |
| 30 | Some hours later — no one counted , but it was a long time — eight soaking , snow-covered individuals just — but only just — on the right side of hypothermia made it to the main Teesdale road , which snow ploughs had kept open . |