Usage examples of "for a length of time" in English with translation to German

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I walked the length of the street. Ich lief die Straße vom einen Ende bis zum anderen entlang.
Tom spent a lot of time trying to learn how to play the French horn. Tom hat sehr viel Zeit damit verbracht das Waldhorn spielen zu lernen.
Please wait here for a while. Bitte warte hier ein wenig.
What's the length of this bridge? Wie lange ist diese Brücke?
Tom spends a lot of time helping Mary do her homework. Tom verwendet viel Zeit darauf, Maria bei den Hausaufgaben zu helfen.
Two hundred fifty kilograms is an extraordinary weight even for a sumo wrestler. Zweihunderfünfzig Kilogramm sind sogar für einen Sumoringer ein außergewöhnliches Gewicht.
How do you calculate the length of the circumference? I've forgotten. Wie bestimmt man nochmal die Länge des Kreisumfangs? Ich habe es vergessen.
It's a matter of time. Es ist nur eine Frage der Zeit.
She had good reason to file for a divorce. Sie hatte gute Gründe, die Scheidung einzureichen.
This bridge is two times the length of that bridge. Diese Brücke ist doppelt so lang wie die da hinten.
Tom got to the airport just in the nick of time. Tom erreichte den Flughafen gerade zur rechten Zeit.
In for a penny, in for a pound. Wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen.
The data suggest that the optimum length of a lecture may be 30 instead of 60 minutes. Die Sachverhalte deuten an, dass die optimale Dauer einer Vorlesung 30 statt 60 Minuten wäre.
We're running out of time. Uns läuft die Zeit davon.
The flame flickered for a moment, then died out. Die Flamme flackerte einen Augenblick lang, dann verlosch sie.
I don't know the exact length of this bridge. Ich kenne die genaue Länge dieser Brücke nicht.
Tom certainly seems to be spending a lot of time with Mary. Tom scheint wirklich viel Zeit mit Maria zu verbringen.
They loved Nagasaki so much that they stayed there for a week. Sie liebten Nagasaki so sehr, dass sie dort eine Woche lang blieben.
The length of this ship is 30 meters. Die Länge dieses Schiffs beträgt 30 Meter.
Students spend a lot of time playing. Schüler verwenden eine Menge Zeit zum Spielen.
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