It was not long since that I returned.

我是在不久前回来的。

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I wondered that the porpoises had not long since gone away.

我感到十分惊奇，那些海豚不久前才离开。

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Not long since, a strolling Indian went to sell baskets at the house of a well-known lawyer in my neighborhood.

不久以前，一个闲步的印第安人到我的邻舍一位著名律师家中兜卖篮子。

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The Fed has not tried to influence long-term rates this way since the nineteen sixties.

VOA: special.2009.03.20

This would be good luck if you were long and now suddenly you got a huge return that you would not have thought was possible since you've never seen it before.

如果你长期持有这份投资,你就走运了,回报如此之高,你自己都没有料到,可能你也从来没有见过这种情况

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

They currently star in Specsavers adverts - and it's not so long since Brains himself was in an Economist campaign.

BBC: Water on the brains

First, it's not that long since the Co-op bought the Britannia building society, and the FSA would have to be persuaded that the Britannia had been properly and safely integrated before giving the Co-op the green light to make a much bigger takeover.

BBC: Why Co-Op may be front runner for Lloyds�� branches

The children kept their eyes fixed on the psychiatrist, who adopted a maternal attitude, though not for long, since she soon noticed, as she later explained to Pereda, a malevolent intention in their gaze, a mischievous plan formulated, so she felt, in a language full of consonants, shrieks, and resentment.

NEWYORKER: The Insufferable Gaucho