French · stone that dangles on earrings
Be quiet for a moment.
She thought for a few minutes.
Please wait for five minutes.
I will wait a week.
We waited for hours and hours.
I have tried for a long time.
It almost scared me not to see you online for a whole day.
One million people lost their lives in the war.
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
For a moment there, I thought he had gone mad.
He shouts during the speech!
I slept a little during lunch break because I was so tired.
As we ate dessert, the desire grew to travel in this country.
What have you been doing all this time!
During winter I sleep with two blankets.
I will have been studying English for five years next February.
I have read sixty pages, while he has read only ten.
I have lived here for thirty years.
My family have lived here for twenty years.
My uncle lived abroad for many years.
The statue of the Minute Man commemorates the valiant soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War.
I went to sleep during the lesson.
I write poems in my free time.
I have practiced piano every day for fifteen years.
He was silent for what seemed to me an hour.
Don't interrupt me while I'm speaking.
I stayed in Japan only a few months, during which time I went through a series of hardships.
During the vacation my sister and I stayed at a small village at the foot of Mt. Fuji.
For years the picture passed as a genuine Rembrandt.
One king after another succeeded to the throne during those few years.
I suffer from depression during the wintertime.
Tom waited for Mary for a long time.
My house was robbed while I was away.
A burglar broke into my house while I was away on a trip.
I often spend my leisure time listening to the radio.
I began driving our tractor when I was 12 years old to help my father out at harvest time.
Taro stayed in Japan for three days.
His stories entertained us for hours.
He is planning to go home on leave.
He regrets having been idle when he was young.
I have been wearing this overcoat for more than five years.
I want to stay in America for a few years.
Monetary policy in United States has been characterized by tight credit over the months.
He kept a diary during the trip.
I went to sleep during the math lesson.
During the rush hours in Tokyo, traffic is heavy.
This passport is valid for five years.
He was snoring loudly while he slept.
Bob had had many dangerous adventures during the war.
This food will keep for a week in an airtight container.