Example sentences of "it [vb past] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 I remember myself , one time we had we had two grand fields and it were They were almost ripe when it came an awful time of rain , and they were just a sort of flattened .
2 It seemed a good time to make my excuses and leave , and I did both . ’
3 It seemed a right time , a right moment to ask Shama another question which had been haunting me .
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 before the railway lines began to shake , and they heard the train coming .
6 It seemed a long time since she had stood there watching the boats and noticing how brief lack of caution led to trouble .
7 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 .
8 It seemed a long time before anyone answered and she felt rather stupid standing there with the bottles .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 It seemed a long time before footsteps came along the hall , the door was pushed wider and Guy appeared with an armful of logs .
12 It seemed a long time when I was a little girl , ’ added Mrs Teasdale .
13 But it seemed a long time .
14 The moon was full , the sky clear ; it seemed an ideal time for the manifestation of ghosts .
15 ‘ We are always busy here , and it seemed the right time to start planning for an extension , ’ she said .
16 There was something I did n't tell you at your father 's funeral because it seemed the wrong time , but two days after he died , I received a letter from him .
17 I think they 'd always sort of wanted to go and explore , yes , and it seemed the ideal time , the boys were just about school age , erm , sort of you could well .
18 It happened every single time and it is very upsetting indeed .
19 It happened a long time ago , my dear , when we were quite small , romping in the wood .
20 It rang a long time before a woman 's voice answered — the same woman .
21 The Chinese also knew another archaic type of water-clock , a floating bowl with a hole in its base that was adjusted so that it took a specific time to sink .
22 He 's a fabulous guy and very funny , but it took a long time , and I do n't take credit for it , but it took a long time to put him in a situation where I felt that he was at maximum ‘ comfortableness ’ , so that his shyness — and he was very shy — was overcome .
23 He 's a fabulous guy and very funny , but it took a long time , and I do n't take credit for it , but it took a long time to put him in a situation where I felt that he was at maximum ‘ comfortableness ’ , so that his shyness — and he was very shy — was overcome .
24 ‘ The device looks simple , but it took a long time to find companies that could make it , ’ he says .
25 It took a long time to figure out how his hair goes .
26 The blaze commenced one lunchtime when few people were in the premises , so there was no loss of life , but it took a long time for the blaze to be brought under control and some days before the firemen were able to be sure that there was no risk of further outbreaks of fire .
27 It took a long time to bring the fire under control , the local pubs kept open for three days and nights .
28 The old lady was quite sprightly for her age but it took a long time for them both to reach the top floor .
29 It took a long time for us to reach an understanding .
30 Despite hospital treatment , it took a long time for Sheila to recover .
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