Example sentences of "had be [art] long time " in BNC.
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1 | It had been a long time living in a hole in the ground , let's hope things get better . |
2 | It had been a long time since we last saw one of those , so we bought ice cream , sat in the sun and wrote postcards at the Reykjahlid shop . |
3 | In a way , the revolution had been a long time coming and somewhat contained in America , despite the reactions of the mass media which had been — like all conservative America — horrified , if not titillated by the lurid images of beat youth . |
4 | It had been a long time since he had felt like that . |
5 | Maybe because tonight the warning had been a long time sounding , had started its tormented wailing just when everyone began to think the bombers were n't coming . |
6 | It was a dream , it had been a long time since Hari had seen her mother smile for the death of her husband had knocked all the spirit out of Win Morgan . |
7 | Because of the ancient feud with the Dwarfs , it had been a long time since any High Elf had set foot on the Old World . |
8 | It had been a long time since anyone had enjoyed rubbing cream into her back . |
9 | She reached for her silk dressing gown and pulled it on ; she felt good , it had been a long time since she had awoken feeling so alive . |
10 | It had been a long time since she had had to stop herself simply blowing away an enemy that she found herself unable to either maim or restrain . |
11 | There had been a long time when he had been surrounded by wire and bars . |
12 | It was for a party in one of the upstairs rooms , but it had been a long time ago . |
13 | She did not know what sort of oddness to imagine , but they had been a long time and there had been peculiar noises . |
14 | That had been a long time ago . |
15 | But that had been a long time ago . |
16 | It had been a long time since I — ’ He broke off . |
17 | It had been a long time since she had felt this way . |
18 | It had been a long time ago and the jungle had reclaimed its own . |
19 | It had been a long time since she 'd laughed , joined in a joke , been silly just for the hell of it . |
20 | It had been a long time since she 'd met anyone even remotely interesting , and whatever this man was he certainly was n't remote ! |
21 | Ahead , on a right-hand bend , was the farm , but it had been a long time since a chicken had shat in that yard . |
22 | He felt that he had been a long time away . |
23 | It had been a long time since the mental barrier between herself and the watching audience had been broken … |
24 | He thought again about his parents , but it had been a long time and he became angry with himself because he could no longer picture their faces like before . |