She had loved him at a distance for years.

她曾经暗恋了他好多年。

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She had loved him once.

她曾经爱过他。

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And yet she had loved him - sometimes.

然而她曾经爱着他——有些时候。

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Now it was her neighbor whom she might have loved for years and years, so swiftly and completely had she been struck dumb at the sight of him.

NEWYORKER: The Valetudinarian

She loved him, and failed to see what loving Stokely had to do with anything else.

ECONOMIST: Miriam Makeba

Some have speculated that Winehouse still loved him and would have left him something if she had a will.

FORBES: Amy Winehouse Didn't Have a Will After All, But Did Have Millions