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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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What does this sentence mean? "I hadn't been asked that question in a while. "

What does this sentence mean?

"I hadn't been asked that question in a while. "

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Hi, What does this sentence mean? "I hadn't been asked that question in a while. " At some point in the past (call it Point B), someone asked me a question.

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  • Hi, What does this sentence mean?
  • "I hadn't been asked that question in a while.
  • " At some point in the past (call it Point B), someone asked me a question.
  • I had been asked that question before that time, ie at some earlier point in the past (call it Point A).
  • The time between Point A and Point B was not short.
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Hi,

What does this sentence mean?

"I hadn't been asked that question in a while. "

At some point in the past (call it Point B), someone asked me a question.



I had been asked that question before that time, ie at some earlier point in the past (call it Point A).



The time between Point A and Point B was not short.


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