Sentence examples for had long since set from inspiring English sources

But in fairness to Blair – someone has to try – the rot had long since set in.

But Bale had long since set his heart on the Bernabéu.

But he was no longer young; the numbness had long since set in.

By then complacency and arrogance had long since set in – how else was the temperamental Dutch midfielder Wim Jonk granted a contract offering him £5,000-a-game appearance money, payable even when he did not actually appear?

The sun had long since set when the design — an intricate garland of roses and a few skulls drawn on the skin in Sharpie marker — finally dried and it was time to begin tattooing the client, who had arrived shortly before 4 p.m.

But diminishing returns have long since set in.

The law of reducing returns has long since set into some parts of the public service.

The adults played by DeVito and Burstyn have faces which have long since set into masks of indifference and disappointment.

A few of Bon Jovi's hits, like "You Give Love a Bad Name," run on resentment, but the band has long since set aside that attitude.

For normal investors, such a large decline in value would have long since set off margin calls forcing them to liquidate their positions.

Although Mr. Bo has said his wife has long since set aside her career to become a homemaker, he also told People's Daily in 2010 that she provided legal advice for his anticrime crusade in Chongqing that critics say often skirted legal procedure and led to a number of speedy executions.