Sentence examples of "by a long chalk" in English
The Japanese archipelago is struck by a terrible heat wave.
El archipiélago japonés ha sido golpeado por una terrible ola de calor.
I must apologize for not having written for such a long time.
Debo disculparme por no haber escrito durante tanto tiempo.
It took me a long time to rid myself of all those ants.
Me tomó un largo tiempo deshacerme de todas esas hormigas.
Some say the boat got lost, others say it was swallowed by a whale.
Algunos dicen que el bote se perdió, otros que fue tragado por una ballena.
The girl had a long scarf around her neck.
La muchacha llevaba una larga bufanda alrededor de su cuello.
Tom lay awake for a long time thinking about Mary.
Tom yació despierto durante un largo rato pensando en Mary.
I've been looking for a new job for a long time.
He estado buscando un nuevo trabajo por un largo tiempo.
I am sorry to write such a long letter. I didn't have time to write a short one.
Lamento escribir una carta tan larga. No tenía tiempo para escribir una más corta.
Having made it up, following a long quarrel, Tom and Mary found themselves in the middle of this sentence.
Habiéndose reconciliado después de una larga riña, Tom y Mary se reencontraron en medio de esta frase.
He is being harassed by a flood of questions from his students.
Él está siendo acosado a preguntas por sus alumnos.
She wrote him a long letter, but she didn't mail it.
Ella le escribió una carta larga, pero no se la envió.
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