Sentence examples for had been longer from inspiring English sources
I closed the book wishing it had been longer.
The film (to be shown on Tuesday on PBS) is an old-school, dig-deep production that could have been improved upon only if it had been longer.
By Saturday, Khan had gone to work here for the first time, and his opponent, Paulie Malignaggi, wished the stopover had been longer.
It had been longer – but when you're at boarding school, your parents can't keep an eye on your uniform, so it was quite mini.
"I just wish the stretch had been longer," said Espinoza, who acknowledged his hurt feelings about being abandoned by Baffert after finishing third on Congaree in the Derby.
However I wish it had been longer as I think Hughes could have developed the theme of climate change more than just in a 111 pages.
All three samples (39 Germans, 38 Italians and 18 Latvians) are gender-balanced and incorporated a range of interviewee ages between early 20s and late 30s; some of the older participants had been longer-resident in the UK.
