Example sentences of "had [been] too long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poetry had been too long and too harshly divided from prose . ’ |
| 2 | They had been too long from the bright lights . |
| 3 | Six months had been too long and she wanted to be home . |
| 4 | Everyone had the World Cup on their lips , the advertising ratings were very healthy — even if the structure of a team which had been too long in the comfort-zone was less than robust . |
| 5 | True , he had struggled at first to satisfy his beautiful young bride ; he had been too long a bachelor and too set in his ways . |
| 6 | It was early evening and the day had been too long . |
| 7 | The family were kind and well-meaning , but they could not help , they had been too long in Brickley . |
| 8 | She had been too long the creature of thought , and now she had seen . |