I felt close to that kind of thing because I had denied it and had been left away from it so long.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

But for a long time I was chastened whenever I remembered that my mother had come close to killing me.

然而很长一段时间里,一想起母亲过来揍我,我就会很听话，“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

It didn't take long to convince Pinetop to record an album with his close friend and collaborator Willie "Big Eyes" Smith.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

The past year brought the first decade of the new millennium to a close with several long-time champions reasserting themselves.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

The decades-old U.S.economic embargo of the communist-run island has long-irritated other nations in the Americas, including many close U.S.allies.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

North Korea is warning the United States not to send surveillance planes too close to the site of a planned long-range rocket launch.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

President Obama has long promised to close Guantanamo, where 241 suspected terrorists are held, by January,2010.

VOA: standard.2009.05.09

Safdar Abbassi,a senator and long time PPP member who had close ties to Benazir Bhutto, told VOA that Mr.Zardari's recent actions to crack down on anti-government protests have provoked dissension within the party.

VOA: standard.2009.03.13