Example sentences of "[vb pp] a [adj] [noun] ago " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ The theme of the story was that something very sinister had happened a long time ago which had left the planet looking entirely different from anywhere you could see on Earth . |
| 32 | They reminded Lucien of something that had happened a long time ago , but he could n't remember what . |
| 33 | Ooh I was taken a long time ago . |
| 34 | ‘ The entire community was resettled a long time ago . |
| 35 | And this kiss was meaningless , because there was nothing behind it ; it was only the last flickering spark of something they had destroyed a long time ago . |
| 36 | He 'd realized a long time ago that he 'd married a woman who cuddled complete strangers in the street and probably had a season ticket for West Ham in her handbag . |
| 37 | You know , you 'd think things had changed a long time ago but erm I remember having Chrissy in that yard when he was a baby in his pushchair where and there was the coalman 's horse and erm |