Example sentences of "[vb past] been a long day " in BNC.

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1 It had been a long day . ’
2 He then telephoned Nigel 's relations for me , for which I was most grateful — it had been a long day .
3 It had been a long day — twelve hours with Mobuto , eight of those in the United Nations building where Mobuto and his entourage had spent the day .
4 It had been a long day .
5 It had been a long day for him already , and if he made it back before nine he was going to be lucky .
6 It had been a long day at the end of a busy week , but that was n't all of it .
7 It had been a long day .
8 It had been a long day and she had absorbed a lot of information on the subject that was uppermost in her mind .
9 It had been a long day for our guests , as they had left La Loupe at 1Opm on the Friday evening , so it was home to bed for a good night 's sleep , ready for a full day exploring on the Sunday .
10 It had been a long day — the children safely delivered to Grandma , the freezer full of food ( for a husband to cope on his own ) , leotards and tights packed along with all the other paraphernalia needed for a Medau display .
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