Uzun zamandır burada yaşıyorum.
- I've been living here for a long time.
Tom uzun zamandır iyi bir ev yemeği yemediğini söyledi.
- Tom said he hadn't had a good home-cooked meal for a long time.
Bunu epeydir yapmak istiyordum.
- I've been wanting to do that for a long time.
Bunu çoktandır yapmak istiyorum.
- I've been wanting to do that for a long time.
NB:Çok uzun süre önce çizildi bu yüzden kalite kötüdür.
- NB: This was drawn a long time ago so the quality is low.
Oda uzun süredir boş.
- The room has been empty for a long time.
Araba tarlaya daldı ve bir süre sarsıldıktan sonra durma noktasına geldi.
- The car dove into the field and, after bumping along for a time, came to a halt.
Bir süre için her şey huzurlu idi.
- For a time, things were peaceful.
He went on at length about his supposed qualifications.
It's been quite ages since we last met.
- It's been a long time since we last saw each other.
It's been ages since we last met.
- It's been a long time since we last saw each other.
... It was a terrorist attack and it took a long time for that to be told to the American people. ...
... ROMNEY: It took them a long time to say this was a terrorist act by a terrorist group. ...