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Zuotengdazuo Posted 8 years ago
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It had been long years since Jaime had named any of his horses
His palfrey was a blood bay, his destrier a magnificent grey stallion. It had been long years since Jaime had named any of his horses; he had seen too many die in battle, and that was harder when you named them.
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Hi. With regard to the underlined part, do all of the following sentences mean the same thing as the original version (i.e. naming the horses is a single event)?
1. It had been long years since Jaime named any of his horses
2. It was long years since Jaime had named any of his horses
3. It was long years since Jaime named any of his horses
Thank you.
Excerpt from
George R. R. Martin's a Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle
Hi. With regard to the underlined part, do all of the following sentences mean the same thing as the original version (i.e. naming the horses is a single event)?
1. It had been long years since Jaime named any of his horses
2. It was long years since Jaime had named any of his horses
3. It was long years since Jaime named any of his horses
Thank you.
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zuotengdazuo It had been long years It is a very literary expression, as in a legend or tale. I would not change the verb tenses in this sentence.
- zuotengdazuo It had been long years It is a very literary expression, as in a legend or tale.
- I would not change the verb tenses in this sentence.
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zuotengdazuoIt had been long years
It is a very literary expression, as in a legend or tale. I would not change the verb tenses in this sentence.
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