Sentence examples of "as time went on" in English

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As time went on, the sky grew darker and darker. Au fur et à mesure que le temps passait, le ciel devenait de plus en plus sombre.

You will understand it as time passes. Le temps passant, tu le comprendras.

I went on foot. Je suis allé à pied.

Nothing is so precious as time. Rien n'est aussi précieux que le temps.

He went on reading the book as if nothing had happened. Il a poursuivi la lecture de son livre comme si rien ne s'était passé.

"So this," she went on, "is where the receipts are kept." "C'est ici", continua-t-elle, "que les recettes sont gardées."

We went on a picnic at the lake. Nous sommes allés pic-niquer au lac.

She went on working. Elle a continué de travailler.

This summer I went on vacation in Scotland. Cet été je suis parti en Écosse pour les vacances.

I went on with my reading. J'ai continué à lire.

They went on an expedition to the Antarctic. Ils partirent en expédition en Antarctique.

Tom went on a business trip last week. Tom est allé en voyage d'affaires la semaine dernière.

He went on a walk. Il est allé se promener.

Tom and Mary went on a cruise near Italy for their honeymoon, but the ship sank and Tom was drowned in his cabin. Tom et Marie sont allés en croisière près de l'Italie pour leur lune de miel, mais le bateau a coulé et Tom s'est noyé dans sa cabine.

It was a fine day so I went on a picnic. C'était un beau jour, alors je suis allé pique-niquer.

All of a sudden, the lights went on. Ces lumières s'éteignirent subitement.

He went on talking as though nothing had happened. Il continua de parler comme si de rien n'était.

The light went on. La lumière s'est allumée.

We went on talking about the matter. Nous avons parlé longuement du sujet.

After winning the lottery she went on a shopping binge. Après avoir gagné à la loterie, elle se lança dans une frénésie d'achats.

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