Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , we have to assign to each level a peculiar time , relatively autonomous and hence relatively independent , even in its dependence , of the ‘ times ’ of the other levels … |
| 2 | The princess told them : ‘ I have come to terms with this relationship a long time ago . |
| 3 | ‘ I have lived in this world a long time , child . |
| 4 | We 've been out on this balcony a long time , and no one has come to interrupt us . |
| 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 | That 's it ; except Nina stopped looking for any knight a long time ago . ’ |
| 13 | It should be remembered , of course , that quite often a man who deserted would rejoin the same army a short time later in a different unit , perhaps under another name , to gain a new enlistment bounty . |
| 14 | No , but if she is , she 's , she 's been going that way a long time . |