E.g. a) It was eight hours since the children had left.

b) It was a long time since we discussed the matter.

 

B.1.It was ages since … 2. It was a long while since … 3. It was over twenty years since … 4. It was some time since … 5. It was nine hours since … 6. The house was empty and cold. It was no less than … since … 7. The boy had grown into a young man and we could hardly recognize him. It was over three years since … 8. What a pleasure it was to be out in the fresh air again! It was four months since … 9. It … since he had returned from his last expedition to the Arctic.