Sentence examples for a long time passed from inspiring English sources
A long time passed, but she did not come back.
A long time passed, but he never returned.
Then a long time passed at the peephole, and Arty didn't come out for his pizza.
A long time passed, however, before any concerted action was taken.
And then a long time passed — whole scenes of "Downton Abbey" strolled elegantly by — before my younger cat said quietly, to himself, "Sometimes I am a trouper".
A long time passes in silence.
A long time passes without any contact and then one day she gets in touch and tells him she's found a job with a foreign company and wants to take him out to dinner.
If you balk at shoving a soon-to-be gooey marshmallow onto a stick that was on the ground for a long time, pass the end of the stick through the fire for a few seconds.
She stares right at him and he stares right back, and a long time passes before he realises that she is looking at her own reflection.
While his wife helps the hostess arrange fresh berries on a platter, he jumps — but a long time passes before the police knock on the door to ask if a guest is missing.
