Tom uzun zamandır iyi bir ev yemeği yemediğini söyledi.
- Tom said he hadn't had a good home-cooked meal for a long time.
Uzun zamandır oraya gitmek istemektesin, değil mi?
- You have wanted to go there for a long time, haven't you?
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.
Oda uzun süredir boş.
- The room has been empty for a long time.
Ayaklanmayı bastırmak uzun sürecek.
- It will take a long time to suppress the revolt.
Bir süre için her şey huzurlu idi.
- For a time, things were peaceful.
O, bir süre burada yaşadı.
- He lived here for a time.
He went on at length about his supposed qualifications.
It's been ages since we last met.
- It's been a long time since we last saw each other.
I haven't heard that joke in ages.
- I haven't heard that joke in a long time.
... throbbing for a long, long time. ...
... I have been haunted by my past for a very long time. ...