Example sentences of "so [adv] since she [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 It had been so long since she 'd seen so many people all at once .
2 But it had been so long since she 'd talked , really talked to anyone , that now she felt stiff and awkward .
3 A woman laughed , a carefree tinkling laugh and Emily paused in wonder , it seemed so long since she had felt like laughing .
4 It was so long since she had been to a party like this .
5 ‘ Goat stinks , ’ said Camille , for it was not so long since she had been frequently taken by Connie to children 's zoos where these creatures — mostly nannies and kids — were considered suitably sized and disposed to mingle briefly with the children of men .
6 ‘ And stay in England ? ’ asked her mama , not wishing to lose a Sally-Anne who , for whatever reason , seemed to have changed so greatly since she had last seen her , as a spoiled , petulant and wilful child , thinking only of herself .
7 And the niece , leaning on his shoulder , wept again for Auntie , whom she had known so well since she had been a very little girl .
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