(1) The banks will reclaim the funds from the retailer, but the goods have long since gone.

(2) I met him there a few days since

(3) She has suffered from depression since she was sixteen

(4) The club's long since gone but the memories of those starry nights have never faded.

(5) The worst property slump since the war

(6) The sun had long since faded by this time and the sky was growing darker by the minute.

(7) My father who started the business has long since given up trying to make me like him.

(8) It hadn't long since ended

(9) Many more elsewhere are struggling since visitors found a reason to stay at home.

(10) I have to go since I'm her friend

(11) They're long since gone home

(12) It is hard to believe that a year has passed since then and it is a significant milestone in her fight for life.

(13) They have long since ceased to be amazed at the number of shopping trolleys they find.

(14) Wales had long since been conquered, but it was still very much alive as a country.

(15) It's five years since the accident

(16) Things may have picked up for Celtic since then but I see no reason to change my advice.

(17) Since you're here

(18) The lights had long since gone out, leaving the room darkened enough that he could hide.

(19) I haven't heard from her since the accident

(20) The property had been empty since last July but a couple of weeks ago his daughter moved in.