After such a long spell of bad fortune, it seems as though things are looking up at last.

For another long spell she began to wonder why all around her was green.

The main character is a doctor who has had a long spell of service in India.

What he needed was a long spell of quiet thought.

Seems times have been bad for a long spell now.

When rain came like this after a long dry spell, there was only one place to be.

The economy could be in for a long dry spell.

I know most of us here have probably wished we could get away from everything for a long spell, and you did it.

And the winning felt good after the long dry spell.

You can be gone for a long spell, return, and find the same things as before.