Example sentences of "such [art] long time " in BNC.
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| 31 | Such a long time . |
| 32 | ‘ It 's really strange , ’ he muses , ‘ I thought things would have died down by now , because I did the music such a long time ago . |
| 33 | ‘ But I 'd wanted to do music for such a long time . |
| 34 | ‘ Some of the stuff is very '70s sounding , but then again , as we 've been doing this thing for such a long time , I guess it 's kinda cool that all that is back in vogue . |
| 35 | The Paris court must consider whether it is entitled or competent to act on a decision taken in a foreign country such a long time ago . |
| 36 | I felt this was a chance for me to put to rest one way or another this thing that had been nagging at me for such a long time . ’ |
| 37 | Even a heartstopping pause just before ‘ Dieu parmi nous ’ ( also from La nativité ) breaks into dazzling Toccata ( at bar 59 , 5′35″ ) is not totally contradictory to the score — although I doubt whether any other organist would dare to keep us waiting for quite such a long time here . |
| 38 | The thing is , he has been using for such a long time . |
| 39 | Not because she could n't remember , but because it was such a long time since she 'd seen her and she felt strange , suddenly , knowing that this time tomorrow they would be on their way to Scotland and she would be waiting for them . |
| 40 | Dr McNab was silent for such a long time that even those of his supporters who had remained steadfast throughout Dr Dunstaple 's persuasive arguments and had not yet crossed his name from their emergency cards , began to fear that perhaps he had nothing to say . |
| 41 | I was kidding myself for such a long time I began to ignore the risks . |
| 42 | I 've been worried sick for such a long time now , I 'm afraid my mind is playing me tricks . |
| 43 | It 's been such a long time . |
| 44 | He no longer saw Benny standing before him , but a dark-skinned woman , whom he barely recognized after such a long time . |
| 45 | ‘ The discussions have been taking place for such a long time that I rather got used to the idea that I should be leaving . |
| 46 | Deciduous trees appear less affected than conifers , partly because they offer a smaller area of foliage , and partly because they shed their leaves each autumn and hence are not exposed to air pollution for such a long time as conifers . |
| 47 | She 'd been living in England such a long time , of course , it was a bit too free and easy over there . |
| 48 | I do n't know whether I ever meant to call on Ben or not — it 's been such a long time — but I was interested to see the boat . |
| 49 | ‘ It has been such a long time ! |
| 50 | She came to see me the first night I was home , and we sat on the verandah , rather tongue-tied after such a long time , saying stupid things like : " Did you have a good trip ? " |
| 51 | I have n't seen you both for such a long time , and you 're both of you just ! |
| 52 | " You come and watch me cutting the grass , " Quentin suggested , but the twins shook their heads , not understanding because such a long time had passed since there 'd last been grass-cutting . |
| 53 | ‘ It 's been such a long time , and I want you so much that I could easily make a mess of this , ’ he confessed . |
| 54 | ‘ It 's been such a long time since you 've seen him . |
| 55 | It 's been such a long time , too long … ’ |
| 56 | Myra 's familiar voice made her want to cry ; it seemed such a long time since things had been normal , with nothing more exciting than new orders to think about . |
| 57 | And that part of her life seemed like such a long time ago . |
| 58 | He took such a long time to answer that she became convinced that he had n't . |
| 59 | Branch manager attributes their success to their vast experience and the fact they have worked together for such a long time . |
| 60 | ‘ I have wanted to meet you for such a long time , ’ she began hesitantly . |