いい監督を探すのに3年費やしたが、見つからなかった。

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I spent three years looking for a good director, but couldn't find one.

ＯＬになってもう３年。今の生活に不満がある訳じゃないけど・・・。

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Already three years since I became an office lady. It's not as if I'm dissatisfied with my present lifestyle but, well ...

彼らは大手レコード会社と三年契約を結んだ。

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They signed a three-year contract with a major record company.

彼は懲役十年で、女房には三年の刑が下った。

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He was given ten years and his wife three.

彼は三年議長を務めた。

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He served as chairman for three years.

彼が亡くなって三年になります。

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It is three years since he died.

It's been three years since he died.

彼が死んで三年たった。

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Three years have passed since he died.

石の上にも三年、というじゃない。もう少し辛抱しなさいよ。

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Be patient and persistent. These things take time.

人の痛いのは三年でも辛抱する。

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A burden is light on another's shoulders.

私は三年前に日本に住んでいた。

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I lived in Japan three years ago.

我三年前住在日本。