But I hadn't heard any of his songs in the past couple of years." In a nearby outdoor caf, in the scorching heat.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

I suddenly realized I was in this absurd situation: I am an amateur baker, I hadn't been in a church in years, I barely speak French, and found myself going over to try to restore the lost 1300-year-old tradition of baking at the abbey."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

And Thanksgiving also, in my early days when I was a child, the kids would all get to play, maybe we hadn't seen each other for a while.

VOA: special.2009.11.23