很久以前他曾考慮過當州警察。
Once long ago he had considered becoming a state trooper.
很久以前你就一直想成為一名辯護律師了。
You've wanted to be a barrister since the year dot.
他一定很久以前就開始寫這本書了。
He must have started writing his book a long time ago.
定量供應很久以前就結束了餅干過剩的狀況。
Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.
戰(zhàn)爭并沒有使他放棄自己很久以前就選擇的道路。
The war did not deflect him from the path he had long ago taken.