Example sentences of "[pron] 's [been] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | If the members of a section want to vote for a full-time branch secretary , there was a member of that section , who 's been a full time branch secretary for longer than eighteen months , what right has anyone got to say they ca n't ? |
2 | ‘ Think I 'll shleep here tonight , it 's been a long time , ’ he hiccupped . |
3 | Well that 's no surprise ; but it 's been a long time in coming . |
4 | It 's been a long time in the pipeline … |
5 | It 's been a long time coming but Syndicate , the latest from Populous and Powermonger creators Bullfrog , looks worth it . |
6 | It 's been a long time . ’ |
7 | IT 'S been a long time since Sister Jacques-Marie took her clothes off for public viewing . |
8 | ‘ It 's been a long time and I am not going to rush it . |
9 | I told you , it 's been a long time … ’ |
10 | ‘ It 's been a long time . ’ |
11 | ‘ It 's been a long time , Clarence , ’ Mobuto said in his faultless English . |
12 | It 's been a long time . ’ |
13 | ‘ It 's been a long time , ’ he said . |
14 | It 's been a long time coming , but it 's finally here — Borland is now shipping Paradox for Windows , and at a special offer price of £99.95 plus VAT . |
15 | IT 'S BEEN a long time coming , but one of the year 's best singles , World of Twist 's debut ‘ The Storm ’ , is about to seep its atmospheric vibe into the mainstream . |
16 | ‘ It 's been a long time ; too long , ’ she smiled , slipping him into her mouth . |
17 | ‘ It 's been a long time … ’ he said , letting his voice die away . |
18 | It 's been a long time . ’ |
19 | It 's been a long time since a league game was played at Molyneux against Stoke . |
20 | Well it 's been a long time now . ’ |
21 | IT 'S BEEN a long time coming , but one of the year 's best singles , World of Twist 's debut ‘ The Storm ’ , is about to seep its atmospheric vibe into the mainstream . |
22 | It 's been a long time coming but I 'm glad you got there eventually . |
23 | But first of all I 'd like to congratulate the officers on the report er I 'm sure that those people who have been reading the reports and officers of the County Council for some years er will have probably er , er it 's been a long time since they 've read one that 's been expressed in such strong terms . |
24 | ‘ It 's been a long time , my friend . ’ |
25 | ‘ It 's been a long time since I 've been in the semis of a Grand Slam tournament . ’ |
26 | It 's been a long time since you left us , but you 're more than welcome though on your return and do n't be so long before you come again . |
27 | ‘ It 's been a long time coming , but it 's worth the wait , ’ said Mr Hill , 68 , dubbed ‘ Champagne Charlie ’ by family and friend because of his winning ways . |
28 | ‘ It 's been a long time coming , but it 's worth the wait , ’ said Mr Hill , dubbed ‘ Champagne Charlie ’ by family and friend because of his winning ways . |
29 | Oh I do n't know where it came from it 's been a long time . |
30 | It 's been a gloomy time in gloucestershire for industry in general , with more than a thousand jobs dissapearing from the Dowty group , the counties largest engineering employers , over the past twelve months . |