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.
Ayaklanmayı bastırmak uzun sürecek.
- It will take a long time to suppress the revolt.
Tom uzun süredir Boston'da yaşamaktadır.
- Tom has lived in Boston for a long time.
O, bir süre mutluydu.
- He was happy for a 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.
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.
... So that one was a long time to kind of get where it needed to be. ...
... And that's been our policy for a very long time. ...