Example sentences of "was a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a long time since she had last seen Michael : it was seven months , two weeks and three days , four if she counted today . |
| 2 | It was a long time ago . |
| 3 | But the reason we , unlike the Americans , have no telephones on planes is largely because a consensus on frequencies was a long time coming . |
| 4 | We called the police and ambulance but it was a long time before the police arrived . |
| 5 | And Peter Brook 's powerful adaptation of William Golding 's Lord of the Flies was a long time on the shelf before securing a release in 1963 . |
| 6 | Britain was a long time recovering after 1945 . |
| 7 | Thirty years was a long time to stay with one company . |
| 8 | He had keen eyes and quick hands , so it was a long time before he got caught . |
| 9 | The bus was a long time coming and Gloria would n't play anything , just stood there staring at nothing until finally she said , ‘ Now I ai n't got him no more . ’ |
| 10 | It was a long time ago and he was very small , he said , he could barely recall it . |
| 11 | It was a long time before we recovered from the loss , and I vowed never to have another dog because we could never replace Sorrel . |
| 12 | It was a long time before his sobs subsided , and by then other , less ugly sounds were coming from the room downstairs . |
| 13 | It was a long time before they subsided sufficiently for him to relax his muscles and lie still in the rough familiar comfort of tangled blankets . |
| 14 | It was a long time since he 'd organised anything like a fête . |
| 15 | It was a long time . |
| 16 | Christmas was a long time away and it would mount up . |
| 17 | It was a long time since they 'd done anything together . |
| 18 | It was a long time since he had seen Mr Whistle . |
| 19 | But that was a long time ago . |
| 20 | Several workers suggested that there must be a tissue phase , in which the Plasmodium went to ground , but it was a long time before objects , evidently forms of the parasite , were recognized in microscopic sections of the spleen and liver of infected domestic fowl , monkeys and finally man . |
| 21 | ‘ It was a long time ago … ’ |
| 22 | ‘ It was a long time ago , James , a long time ago . |
| 23 | But that was a long time ago , before the war . |
| 24 | It was a long time before she saw anything that would explain the curious horse call ; then she saw a notice-board standing up , gaunt and solitary , ahead of her , and she hurried towards it . |
| 25 | It was a long time ago . ’ |
| 26 | He admitted modestly that it was a long time since he had been at school , but one phrase he had understood was ‘ Vive la link box ! ’ . |
| 27 | While this was a good thing , such improvements were at first only superficial , and it was a long time before everyday living conditions in deaf boarding institutions and day classes were of acceptable standard . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'll be in touch , ’ he said vaguely and though it was a long time before she would admit it to herself Sally knew it was all over . |
| 29 | Some hours later — no one counted , but it was a long time — eight soaking , snow-covered individuals just — but only just — on the right side of hypothermia made it to the main Teesdale road , which snow ploughs had kept open . |
| 30 | The coffin was carried on a horse-drawn cart because it was a long time before a motor hearse became available . |