After a very long time, the boy came back again.

过了好久好久，那男孩又回来了。

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I went out with a bunch of friends after a very long time.

我和一群朋友久违地出去玩了。

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But, after a very long time, her fall suddenly came to an end.

但是，过了很长时间，她的下落之势突然停止了。

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That meant the drug might be effective at reversing atherosclerosis--something drugs like Lipitor and Zocor only do after a very long time.

FORBES: Health

We had evidence that they had a lot of bad stuff for a very long time which we discovered after the first Gulf War.

CNN: Transcript of Thursday's Democratic presidential debate

Pensions are seen as a hugely complicated area of money, and hugely emotional since, for most of us, the income we receive from our pensions will be needed to keep us going for a very long time, hopefully, after we give up work.

BBC: Fergus Muirhead