Uzun zamandır istediğim fotoğraf makinesi budur.
- This is the very camera I've wanted 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.
Tom uzun süredir Boston'da yaşamaktadır.
- Tom has lived in Boston 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.
Bir süre için her şey huzurlu idi.
- For a time, things were peaceful.
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 quite ages since we last met.
- It's been a long time since we last saw each other.
... very long time to come. And that is the revolution that is underway in the sciences. ...
... And I've had them for a long time. ...