Sentence examples of "for a long time" in English

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They stood talking for a long time. Ils restèrent debout à parler pendant un long moment.
She kept me waiting for a long time. Elle m'a obligé à l'attendre un bon moment.
Tom kept Mary waiting for a long time. Tom fit patienter Mary pour un bon moment.
I have known that for a long time. Il y a belle lurette que je le savais.
They kept him waiting outside for a long time. Ils le firent attendre un long moment dehors.
We were waiting for him for a long time. Nous l'attendions depuis un bon moment.
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