Example sentences of "[was/were] a long time [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It was a long time since he 'd organised anything like a fête . |
| 3 | It was a long time since they 'd done anything together . |
| 4 | It was a long time since he had seen Mr Whistle . |
| 5 | 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 ! ’ . |
| 6 | It was a long time since the Professor had addressed him by other than his Christian name . |
| 7 | It was a long time since Adam had had a dream about Zosie . |
| 8 | It was a long time since I had helped to ring shear waters on Skokholm , another of the Pembrokeshire islands , and I wanted my children to see — and hear — the strange petrels . |
| 9 | It was a long time since he had been like this . |
| 10 | Celtic Crescent was n't a crescent , and it was a long time since it had been Celtic . |
| 11 | It was a long time since he 'd eaten out in this style and he was shocked by the escalation of prices and VAT . |
| 12 | It was a long time since he had decided to have her . |
| 13 | It was a long time since he 'd looked at them . |
| 14 | Not a dish for a dieter , she allowed , but it was a long time since she 'd enjoyed anything quite so much . |
| 15 | In fact , it was a long time since she 'd realised she was capable of such an emotion . |
| 16 | It was a long time since I had bought a card to celebrate the arrival of a new baby . |
| 17 | It was a long time since she had been awakened by the dream — not since she had worked as a journalist with Query — but meeting Felipe de Santis had stirred it all up . |
| 18 | It was a long time since she had really belonged anywhere . |
| 19 | It was a long time since she had felt fear and it was not at all exhilarating . |
| 20 | It was a long time since she had felt that . |
| 21 | It was a long time since Lindsey had experienced such a feeling of fulfilment . |
| 22 | We called the police and ambulance but it was a long time before the police arrived . |
| 23 | He had keen eyes and quick hands , so it was a long time before he got caught . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | It was a long time before his sobs subsided , and by then other , less ugly sounds were coming from the room downstairs . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 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 | The coffin was carried on a horse-drawn cart because it was a long time before a motor hearse became available . |