Examples of 'had been a long time' in a sentence
Meaning of "had been a long time"
This phrase is used to describe a significant duration of time that has passed since a specific event or occurrence. It implies that a considerable amount of time has elapsed, emphasizing that it has been quite a while since the mentioned event or occurrence took place
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had been a long time
It had been a long time since anyone caressed me.
But he did say it had been a long time.
It had been a long time since the funeral.
He only knew that it had been a long time.
It had been a long time since we had been camping.
The latter project had been a long time coming.
It had been a long time since my last prescription.
She told me she was had been a long time.
It had been a long time since she was a student.
But in reality their economic success had been a long time coming.
He had been a long time resident of this county.
Out popped a mailman and handed me a package that had been a long time in coming.
The exchange had been a long time coming.
I had only been to Mos Espa once and that had been a long time ago.
The breakup had been a long time ago.
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I had been a long time since I had thought about that part of my childhood.
Mr Cronin said the building had been a long time coming.
It had been a long time prior to this evening.
All I knew was that it had been a long time.
This had been a long time coming.
The Superhuman Registration Act had been a long time in the making.
It had been a long time since he had that dream.
White, the breakup had been a long time ago.
It had been a long time since he used such techniques.
We did that first, as it had been a long time since breakfast.
It had been a long time of not knowing each other.
He called me, and it had been a long time.
It had been a long time between beds.
I have been there before, but it had been a long time.
Mechanics had been a long time avocation.
For the US, a pliable figure like Martelly had been a long time coming.
This book had been a long time in my reading list.
It was not the first time I tried them, but it had been a long time.
It had been a long time since they had been so thrilled.
We did not talk . It had been a long time.
He had been a long time user of drugs.
For Bi Feiyu, it really had been a long time.
He had been a long time possessed by evil spirits.
Since I cried in front of anyone like that . It had been a long time.
It had been a long time since you posted.
Yes, admittedly, not a good thing, but he did say it had been a long time.
It had been a long time in coming.
Star quarterback, fine-looking, and it had been a long time since a man paid attention to her.
It had been a long time and we would just gotten a letter.
Lots of pleasure, because it had been a long time that I had not started a match.
It had been a long time since she dared to pleasure herself.
After that, decided to read Hanie's blog because it had been a long time.
It had been a long time since.
Well, I realized it had been a long time.
It had been a long time since anyone had surprised him.
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