Sentence examples of "for a time" in English
He dwelt for a time in France, then went to Italy.
Il résida un temps en France puis alla en Italie.
She got out the bottle of champagne she'd been saving for a special occasion.
Elle sortit la bouteille de champagne qu'elle avait gardée pour un événement particulier.
Once upon a time, there lived in a village a little girl called Little Green Hood.
Il était une fois, dans un petit village une petite fille qui s'appelait Petit chaperon vert.
We did not expect him to finish the task in so short a time.
Nous ne nous attendions pas à ce qu'il termine le travail en si peu de temps.
If you had a time machine, where would you go?
Si tu disposais d'une machine à remonter le temps, où irais-tu ?
I had been in the army for a month when the war ended.
J'avais été dans l'armée pour un mois lorsque la guerre s'est terminée.
Once upon a time, there lived a stingy old man in the village.
Il était une fois un vieil homme avare qui vivait au village.
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