Example sentences of "[been] a long [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's been a long road back from those dark and confused days , and Pam is grateful for whatever she can achieve these days . |
| 2 | Oh , it 's been a long day today |
| 3 | The Conservatives have been a long way ahead of Labour not just in seats ( an arbitrary effect of the electoral system ) but also in votes . |
| 4 | ‘ That was the turning point — had I gone 2-1 down it would have been a long way back ’ said the Ayrshire man later . |
| 5 | It was for a party in one of the upstairs rooms , but it had been a long time ago . |
| 6 | That had been a long time ago . |
| 7 | But that had been a long time ago . |
| 8 | It had been a long time ago and the jungle had reclaimed its own . |
| 9 | It must have been a long time ago . |
| 10 | There had been a long time when he had been surrounded by wire and bars . |
| 11 | He felt that he had been a long time away . |
| 12 | Well it 's been a long time now . ’ |
| 13 | It had been a long walk so far , and it was n't over . |