Example sentences of "[vb -s] [been] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | nationally it has been a stimulating time . |
| 2 | It has been a long time since the women 's game has been so open ; hopefully it will continue . |
| 3 | Mr Peter Preston , editor of the Guardian , yesterday said : ‘ This has been a long time coming and there are things in it like the enhanced role for proprietors that I 'm not very keen on , ’ he said . |
| 4 | I thought I would go home when I left but it has been a long time . |
| 5 | It has been a long time . |
| 6 | This is a very beautiful music , serene , noble , discreet , poignant , composed , grief-stricken , understated , sublime — it has been a long time since I discovered anything quite so touching . |
| 7 | Gooch 's biography has been a long time coming but Ivo Tennant has been thorough in his survey of hitherto uncharted waters , and the wait has been worthwhile . |
| 8 | But Boogie 's TriAxis has been a long time coming , and there are great expectations to live up to … |
| 9 | With more and more database engines sitting on networked servers , it has been a long time coming — the tricky bit , says Shandell is implementing ‘ remote queue pointers ’ . |
| 10 | It has been a long time coming , and apparently impatient fans bombard the Pan press office weekly for information on its appearance . |
| 11 | ‘ It has been a long time , Warren , ’ she said evenly . |
| 12 | Even the products division which has been a long time drag on profitability improved its performance , and was well up too . |
| 13 | and that has been a long time coming but it now appears to be |
| 14 | ‘ Well , it has been a long time , and I expect you and Marissa … ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Well , ’ she taunted foolishly , ‘ it has been a long time . ’ |
| 16 | It has been a traumatic time for everyone at Burston during the past year or so and a great deal has been achieved over a very short time . |
| 17 | ‘ It has been a traumatic time , with nobody really knowing what was happening . |
| 18 | ‘ It has been a good time to come into the market , ’ said Steve Leroux , leasing manager . |
| 19 | It has been a strange time for customs officers thought Western Europe and North America . |
| 20 | The past year has been a vexing time for most research councils finding themselves in the situation of having to reduce their volume of activity within a failing budget . |
| 21 | This has been a painful time for you . ’ |
| 22 | It was Millwall 's first defeat in eight games and Crosby said : ‘ It has been a hard time . |
| 23 | ‘ My family have been great in sticking with me during what has been a hard time . ’ |
| 24 | It has been a busy time in London , with new contracts across the city . |
| 25 | The Trevino era has been a special time of my life and he 's made me feel special . |
| 26 | ‘ Think I 'll shleep here tonight , it 's been a long time , ’ he hiccupped . |
| 27 | Well that 's no surprise ; but it 's been a long time in coming . |
| 28 | It 's been a long time in the pipeline … |
| 29 | It 's been a long time coming but Syndicate , the latest from Populous and Powermonger creators Bullfrog , looks worth it . |
| 30 | It 's been a long time . ’ |