很久

• Long before, the bad weather took its toll .
  坏天气造成恶果是很久以前的事。
• Your long silence made us worry .
  你很久不来信使我们很担心。
• I lost my way , which delayed me considerably ..
  我迷了路，这使我耽搁了很久。
• All that happened many moons ago .
  那一切都发生在很久以前。
• Will it take long to get to the overseas chinese hotel ?
  到华侨大厦要很久吗？
• There is still a lot of wear left in that old coat .
  那件旧大衣还可以穿很久。
• But the negotiations proved long and tortuous .
  但谈判还是转弯抹角地拖了很久。
• He stayed pretty long in the tavern .
  他在酒店里呆了很久。
• These visitors stopped a long time .
  这几位客人逗留很久。
• A long time, is it not, for a cold to hang upon her ?
  感冒折磨她很久了，不是吗？