Sentence examples of "for a long while" in English

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It's been a long while since we had such fine weather. Es ist schon eine lange Weile her, seit wir so schönes Wetter hatten.
Tom made Mary wait for a long time. Tom ließ Mary lange warten.
I have wanted to be a painter for a long time. Ich wollte schon lange Maler werden.
He was kept waiting for a long time. Man ließ ihn lange warten.
Betty cannot keep any secret to herself for a long time. Betty kann kein Geheimnis lange für sich behalten.
He was waiting for a long time. Er hat lange gewartet.
They made me wait for a long time. Sie haben mich lange warten lassen.
Tom has known Mary for a long time. Tom kennt Mary schon lange.
Tom lay awake for a long time thinking about Mary. Tom lag lange wach und dachte an Maria.
I haven't heard from him for a long time. Ich habe schon lange nichts mehr von ihm gehört.
They kept him waiting outside for a long time. Sie ließen ihn lange Zeit draußen warten.
Even at that early age the other children could probably tell there was something wrong, despite the fact that I never suspected anything of the sort; and this was to be the case for a long time to come. Schon in so jungen Jahren haben andere Kinder wohl gemerkt, dass etwas mit mir nicht stimmte, obwohl ich selbst nie etwas Derartiges ahnte; und das blieb noch eine ganze Weile so.
He has lived in Iceland for a long time. Er hat schon lange in Island gewohnt.
It rained yesterday after it had been dry for a long time. Gestern regnete es, nachdem es lange Zeit trocken geblieben war.
She kept me waiting for a long time. Sie hat mich eine lange Zeit warten lassen.
Tom changed his mind after thinking over the matter for a long time. Tom änderte seine Meinung, nachdem er lange über die Sache nachgedacht 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. Vor Kurzem ging ich auf meinem Nachhauseweg von der Schule in eine Gebrauchtbuchhandlung und fand dort zufällig ein Buch, nach dem ich schon seit Langem gesucht hatte.
Whales can remain submerged for a long time. Wale können für eine lange Zeit untergetaucht bleiben.
She looked as if she had been sick for a long time. Sie sah aus, als wäre sie lange krank gewesen.
Yesterday I met an old friend of mine whom I had not seen for a long time. Gestern traf ich einen alten Freund, den ich schon lange nicht mehr gesehen hatte.
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