Sentence examples of "be long" in English
He expected that their talk was going to be long.
Il s'attendait à ce que la conversation dure longtemps.
It won't be long before we can live together.
Ce ne sera plus long avant que nous puissions vivre ensemble.
It won't be long before we can travel to Mars.
Ce ne sera plus long avant de pouvoir voyager vers Mars.
He must be a good walker to have walked such a long distance.
Il doit être bon marcheur pour avoir parcouru une si grande distance.
I got into that state of mind when a man listens and listens and begins to long for the sight of a policeman.
Je suis entré dans cet état d'esprit où un homme écoute et écoute et commence à ardemment désirer apercevoir un agent de police.
One hot summer afternoon, John and Dan were cutting the long grass.
Par une chaude après-midi d'été, Tony, John et Pip coupaient les hautes herbes.
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