Tom uzun süredir Boston'da yaşamaktadır.
- Tom has lived in Boston for a long time.
Ayaklanmayı bastırmak uzun sürecek.
- It will take a long time to suppress the revolt.
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.
... for a long time, probably not since the ...
... long time, because they solve different problems. ...