Example sentences of "seem a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed a long time since she had been out of her apartment , longer still since she had taken a walk . |
| 2 | The ditch seemed a long time ago : two weeks and three days back to the lonely silent abandoned struggle in the attic , to the life that seemed now to be the dream , with Shellerton the reality . |
| 3 | I sat for what seemed a long time in the cold darkness , breathing shallowly , not moving at all , just waiting , and eventually there was a lightening of the shadows and a luminosity in the wood , and the moon rose clear and bright in the east . |
| 4 | A month seemed a long time to him too . |
| 5 | The prospect of another two years of study seemed a long time . |
| 6 | The prospect of another two years of study seemed a long time . |
| 7 | It was less the fear of hell ( which seemed a long time away ) than the fear of being a non-person which prompted me to ask my parents if I could be baptised . |
| 8 | After what seemed a long time , but was in fact only seconds , an almost inaudible whisper issued into the room . |
| 9 | Ruth waited for what seemed a long time . |
| 10 | It seemed a long time before the railway lines began to shake , and they heard the train coming . |
| 11 | It seemed a long time since she had stood there watching the boats and noticing how brief lack of caution led to trouble . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It seemed a long time before anyone answered and she felt rather stupid standing there with the bottles . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | It seemed a long time before footsteps came along the hall , the door was pushed wider and Guy appeared with an armful of logs . |
| 17 | He took the instrument and listened to Sandy 's heart for what seemed a long time . |
| 18 | It seemed a long time when I was a little girl , ’ added Mrs Teasdale . |
| 19 | But it seemed a long time . |
| 20 | From April 1987 to now seems a long time , but the barren spell seems over . |
| 21 | It all seems a long time ago . |
| 22 | It seems a long time since a general book on this theme appeared in English , and John Whitehead 's provides an all-round introduction . |
| 23 | This seems a long time . |
| 24 | I 'd just like to ask er if it 's not to start on the er phase three before the spring of ninety five , it seems a long time two and half years time before they a , they make a start ! |
| 25 | Would it not be possible to make an earlier start in view of the great need for a for homes , it seems a long time to wait ? |
| 26 | It 's probably only a you know a matter of seconds but it seems a long time . |
| 27 | ‘ It seems a long time since we had a chance to talk alone . ’ |
| 28 | It seems a long time since we ate together in this kitchen . |
| 29 | ‘ It seems a long time since this morning . ’ |
| 30 | We 've had almost a minute of stoppage time and Leicester lead by that single David Speedy goal from what seems a long time ago now in the first half . |