Sentence examples of "a long time ago" in English

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It happened a long time ago. Cela s'est passé il y a longtemps.
The story begins a long time ago. L'histoire commence il y a longtemps.
A long time ago, there was a young man. Il y a longtemps, il y avait un jeune homme.
But of course that was a long time ago. Mais bien sûr c'était il y a longtemps.
A long time ago, there was a bridge here. Il y a fort longtemps, il y avait un pont ici.
It's almost hard to believe all these beautiful things were made by hand such a long time ago. C'est presque difficile de croire que toutes ces choses ont été faites à la main il y a si longtemps.
"I nipped your national pride, I see." "You must have nipped it a long time ago, I can't even remember it." « J'ai piqué ta fierté nationale, je vois. » « Ça doit faire longtemps que tu me l'as piquée, je ne m'en rappelle même plus. »
"I pinched your national pride, I see." "You must have pinched it a long time ago, I can't even remember it." « J'ai piqué ta fierté nationale, je vois. » « Ça doit faire longtemps que tu me l'as piquée, je ne m'en rappelle même plus. »
Dinosaurs died out a very long time ago. Les dinosaures ont disparu il y a fort longtemps.
We waited in the park for a long time. Nous avons attendu longtemps dans le parc.
Dinosaurs became extinct a very long time ago. Les dinosaures se sont éteints il y a très longtemps.
It's such a long time since he left school. Il y a si longtemps qu'il a quitté l'école.
We discussed the problem for a long time. Nous avons discuté du problème depuis longtemps déjà.
I haven't seen you in a long time. Je ne vous ai pas vu depuis longtemps.
I haven't seen you for a long time. Come and see me once in a while. Cela fait longtemps que je ne vous ai pas vu. Venez me rendre visite une fois de temps en temps.
It took her a long time to choose a hat. Il lui a fallu beaucoup de temps pour choisir un chapeau.
This series will be remembered for a long time to come. On se souviendra de cette série pendant longtemps.
They stood talking for a long time. Ils restèrent debout à parler pendant un long moment.
He kept us waiting for a long time. Il nous a fait attendre longtemps.
I am sorry that I haven't written to you in such a long time. Je suis désolé de ne pas t'avoir écrit pendant aussi longtemps.
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