He once told an interviewer that he didn't even like rock music.
他曾告诉一位采访者，他甚至都不喜欢摇滚乐。
I lived there once myself, before I got married.
我结婚前曾独自在那儿住过。
He has accused her of threatening to gouge his eyes out.
他指控她曾威胁要挖出他的眼睛。
The couple had helped in the hunt for the toddlers.
这对夫妇曾帮着搜寻那些幼童。
A hard-core group of right-wing senators had hoped to sway their colleagues.
一群骨干右翼参议员曾企图左右自己的同僚。
The device had been used operationally some months previously.
该设备几个月之前曾投入运行。
In the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists.
他过去曾与许多女演员和女小说家调情。
He reported that two suspicious-looking characters had approached Callendar.
他报告说两个形迹可疑的人曾跟卡伦德接触过。
This put me in mind of some-thing Patrick said many years ago.
这使我想起多年前帕特里克曾说过的话。
There have been riots before and the situation is volatile.
以前曾发生过暴乱，现在局势不太稳定。
My great-grandfather was a person of some importance here.
我曾祖父曾是这儿的头面人物。
He had been a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star.
他曾是《堪萨斯城市星报》的一名年轻记者。
She'd mentioned it casually once, surprising him by her unconcern.
她曾随口提到过，当时她的冷漠很让他吃惊。
He'd put up a real fight to keep you there.
他曾努力争取让你留在那儿。
Portugal and Spain had possessed vast empires that waxed and waned.
葡萄牙和西班牙都曾是经历了兴衰的大帝国。