很长的时间

• After his first letter there was a long silence
  在他第一封信之后，音信杳然了一段很长的时间。
• He found that it would take a long time to make friends
  他发现在这里交朋友要花上很长的时间。
• That sellsperson had made the custom waiting for a long time
  那个售货员让顾客等了很长的时间
• He took long time and care in writing this article
  他花了很长的时间并且小心翼翼地写这篇文章。
• Tom took a long time to get here
  汤姆花了很长的时间才来到这里。
• It takes a long while to get up .
  要想成名，得花很长的时间。 ”
• Will you stay long in the country
  你会在乡村里呆很长的时间么？
• Heavy traffic and a busy season can make the wait much longer
  交通繁忙和旺季时会等很长的时间。
• Then we stopped for a long time
  后来我们停止了一段很长的时间