it's now been(*indicating the amount of time • It's now been 35 years since an entire family seemingly vanished into thin air in northern B.C. In 1989, Ronnie and Doreen Jack were living in Strathcona Avenue in Prince George, B.C., with their two sons, Russell and Ryan, who were nine and four years old at the time. On Aug. 2, Ronnie spoke to a man, at a pub near their home, who offered the couple jobs at a logging camp outside of the city. The family was expected to be gone for 10 days — but never returned. (cbc.ca) -- Прошло 35 лет с тех пор, как ...ART Vancouver); it's been(*indicating the amount of time • No one knows what actually occurred. It’s been 66 years, and no one has found her. With the Internet and technology, you would think something would have come up, but no. (mysteriousuniverse.org)ART Vancouver); passed(*indicating the amount of time; used in either the past or the present perfect tense depending on the sequence of the events (had / have passed) • In her most recent application to have that order overturned, Este argued that Justice Francesca Marzari had erred by not recusing herself because she should have been aware of her own bias on the matter. (...) During the previous hearing, Este had raised this issue to the judge, but Marzari dismissed the application, stating that almost seven years had passed since she worked at the firm, and that she couldn’t remember ever being involved in Este’s case. (nsnews.com) -- прошло почти семь лет с тех пор, как она работала в юридической фирмеART Vancouver)
overblow; sail through(Ukrainian ships were rammed, fired on, and ultimately boarded by Russian special forces after they attempted to sail through the Strait of Kerch on Sunday.4uzhoj)
make one's way([под парусом] до, к – to • Chuck Rutherford and Lana Ann Stempien's sailing adventure was to take them up the St. Claire River and into Lake Huron, after which they planned to make their way to Mackinac Island.ART Vancouver)
go down(How did it go down? • Did it go down well with her parents? – Как прошло с ее родителями?4uzhoj); work(as); walk(for a certain length of time); study(a subject)