Example sentences of "in a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | She insisted on having wine with the meal , and as I had n't had a drink in a long time , it made me feel rather tipsy . |
| 2 | Equally personal is Janet Smith 's The World Outside My Window , the first piece she has made since disbanding her company and the first in a long time that she has made to please herself . |
| 3 | ‘ I have n't seen you in a long time . ’ |
| 4 | Now that 's an English expression I have n't heard in a long time . |
| 5 | I personally do not touch any drugs , alcohol or smoking materials , yet I still think that this music is the best in a long time . |
| 6 | ‘ It was as hard as I 've practised in a long time , ’ said the Ryder Cup player . |
| 7 | ‘ We have n't done that in a long time . ’ |
| 8 | Nicest bars I 've seen in a long time . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I have n't seen you so passionate in a long time . |
| 10 | The shop certainly had not received a coat of paint in a long time and , though looking decrepit , in earlier years the well proportioned double-fronted premises must have been quite smart . |
| 11 | It was one of the best AAA 100 metres in a long time . |
| 12 | ‘ Please yourself But it 's the best offer you 're likely to get in a long time . ’ |
| 13 | She had n't felt so pleased by anything in a long time . |
| 14 | But then again there have n't really been any bands that have said what they felt in a long time . ’ |
| 15 | And I know so many songs that it would be fun to go out there and say , ‘ Hey , man , do you remember this one ? ’ or , ‘ Here 's one you have n't heard in a long time . ' ’ |
| 16 | Nobody stops learning , but at only 15st I 'm the fastest heavyweight the world has seen in a long time . ’ |
| 17 | But it has such appeal that the casinos are reporting more feverish betting activity than they 've known in a long time . |
| 18 | ‘ I have hit shots this week I have n't seen in a long time . |
| 19 | The best one he 's made in a long time , I 'd say . |
| 20 | ‘ Out of the stuff I 've heard , ‘ This Is Not A Song ’ by The Frank & Walters is one of the most moving songs in a long time . |
| 21 | The teaming up of Land 's End Ltd with Rowland Edwards , who seems to have his own unique version of reality , produced one of the choicer pieces of double-speak I 've seen in a long time : a press release announcing a campaign to add fixed anchors and gear to the crags in the interests of the environment and safety . |
| 22 | Our team lost the game by 125 runs , but they reckoned overall it was the most enjoyable day 's cricket they 'd had in a long time . |
| 23 | His interest and concern calmed me and sitting in his study at the back of the church I felt more at peace than I had in a long time . |
| 24 | Why she was here , she could n't imagine ; but her head was clearer than it had been in a long time , which meant that she must have gone for some hours without any kind of an injection . |
| 25 | He had not felt so good in a long time . |
| 26 | ‘ Not last night ; I heard him come in a long time after I went to bed . |
| 27 | ‘ All this , with the bonus of an organic approach , makes it one of the most original books on gardening that I 've seen in a long time , ’ says our kitchen garden correspondent , Adam Pasco . |
| 28 | ‘ He 's the most charming man I 've met in a long time . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ This is one of the best evenings I 've had in a long time , ’ Sam said , sipping his coffee . |
| 30 | This is the highest quality educational package I have seen in a long time and is well worth registering . |