Sentence examples of "take a long time" in English

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The explanation of each fact took a long time. L'explication de chaque fait prit beaucoup de temps.
It took me a long time to get over my last relationship. Ça m'a pris beaucoup de temps de me remettre de ma dernière relation.
She advised him to take a long holiday. Elle lui conseilla de prendre de longues vacances.
We waited in the park for a long time. Nous avons attendu longtemps dans le parc.
She advised him to take a long holiday, so he immediately quit work and took a trip around the world. Elle lui recommanda de prendre de longues vacances, il quitta donc immédiatement le travail et partit en voyage autour du monde.
It's such a long time since he left school. Il y a si longtemps qu'il a quitté l'école.
Why don't you take a long walk off a short pier? Pourquoi n'irais-tu pas te perdre quelque part ?
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.
A long time ago, there was a bridge here. Il y a fort longtemps, il y avait un pont ici.
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.
Ten years is a long time. Dix ans, c'est long.
It took me a long time to recover from pneumonia. Cela m'a pris longtemps pour guérir ma pneumonie.
It's been a long time since I had such a pleasant surprise. Cela fait longtemps que je n'ai eu une telle agréable surprise.
Betty cannot keep any secret to herself for a long time. Betty ne sait pas garder un secret pour elle très longtemps.
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