Example sentences of "[pron] seemed a long [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed a long time before the railway lines began to shake , and they heard the train coming . |
| 2 | It seemed a long time before anyone answered and she felt rather stupid standing there with the bottles . |
| 3 | It seemed a long time before footsteps came along the hall , the door was pushed wider and Guy appeared with an armful of logs . |
| 4 | It seemed a long time since she had been out of her apartment , longer still since she had taken a walk . |
| 5 | It seemed a long time since she had stood there watching the boats and noticing how brief lack of caution led to trouble . |
| 6 | It seemed a long time since Dana 's phone call had brought Roman Wyatt into her life and she badly needed to be by herself to think about the turmoil he had caused in her ordered existence . |
| 7 | It seemed a long time since the small breakfast that was served in Spain , and in the end Felipe put a portion of each on her plate . |
| 8 | The part of her story about the pressure of Government cuts was true , and it seemed a long time since she 'd existed in a world that was n't penny-pinching . |
| 9 | It seemed a long moment while they remained thus immobile and then the young woman put her head and shoulders down and rushed like an eight-year-old , knees doubling up and arms pounding . |