Sentence examples of "for quite some time" in English
It took me some time to learn how to drive a car.
Es hat ein bisschen gedauert, bis ich Auto fahren konnte.
Would you like to spend some time together this evening?
Gefällt es dir, wenn wir abends einige Zeit zusammen verbringen?
It took them some time to get used to each other.
Sie brauchten einige Zeit, um sich aneinander zu gewöhnen.
After we had walked for some time, we came to the lake.
Nachdem wir eine Weile gegangen waren, kamen wir zum See.
Peter has been trying to find a new apartment for some time.
Peter versucht schon seit einiger Zeit, eine Wohnung zu finden.
I think it's time for me to lose some weight.
Ich denke, es ist Zeit für mich, etwas an Gewicht zu verlieren.
Even though he had served his time in prison, the murderer was never quite condoned by the public for his crime.
Obwohl er seine Haftstrafe im Gefängnis abgesessen hatte, verzieh die Öffentlichkeit dem Mörder sein Verbrechen nie ganz.
If the cookies weren't quite so burnt, maybe some people would have eaten them.
Wenn die Kekse nicht gar so verbrannt gewesen wären, hätten sie vielleicht ein paar Leute gegessen.
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