Usage examples of "schon lange" in German with translation to English

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Er wartet schon lange hier. He's been waiting here for a long time.
Er hätte das schon lange machen sollen. He should have done that long ago.
Ich kenne ihn schon lange. I've known him for a long time.
Diese Sitte ist schon lange ausgestorben. This custom became extinct a long time ago.
Tom kennt Mary schon lange. Tom has known Mary for a long time.
Ich wollte schon lange Maler werden. I have wanted to be a painter for a long time.
Sie hat ihn schon lange gekannt. She has known him for a long time.
Wir sind schon lange gut befreundet. We have been good friends for a long time.
Er hat schon lange in Island gewohnt. He has lived in Iceland for a long time.
Ich habe schon lange nichts von ihm gehört. I have not heard from him for a long time.
Ich habe ihn schon lange nicht mehr gesehen. I haven't seen him for a long time.
Ich wollte schon lange diesen CD-Spieler haben. I've wanted this CD player for a long time.
Ich suche schon lange nach einer neuen Stelle. I've been looking for a new job for a long time.
Er hat ihnen schon lange nicht mehr geschrieben. He has not written to them for a long time.
Schon lange wolltest du dorthin gehen, nicht wahr? You have wanted to go there for a long time, haven't you?
Ich habe schon lange nichts mehr von ihm gehört. I haven't heard from him for a long time.
Ich habe dich schon lange nicht mehr gesehen, Bill. I haven't seen you for a long time, Bill.
Gestern traf ich einen alten Freund, den ich schon lange nicht mehr gesehen hatte. Yesterday I met an old friend of mine whom I had not seen for a long time.
Neulich kam ich auf dem Nachhauseweg von der Schule an einem Antiquariat vorbei und fand dort ein Buch, nach dem ich schon lange gesucht hatte. The other day I stopped at a secondhand bookstore on my way home from school and happened to find a book I had been looking for for a long time.
Ich wohne schon lange hier. I have lived here a long time.
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