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 burada yaşıyorum.
- I've been living here 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.
Oda uzun süredir boş.
- The room has been empty for a long time.
Tom uzun süredir Boston'da yaşamaktadır.
- Tom has lived in Boston for a long time.
O, bir süre burada yaşadı.
- He lived here for a time.
O, bir süre Londra'da kaldı.
- He stayed in London for a time.
He went on at length about his supposed qualifications.
I haven't heard that joke in ages.
- I haven't heard that joke in a long time.
It's been ages since we last met.
- It's been a long time since we last saw each other.
... a long time, I think, to re-establish its ability to deliver basic services, but what ...
... I have been haunted by my past for a very long time. ...