The area has been occupied for a long time.
In fact, I have occupied it for only a short time.
But then he had already had enough to keep him and many others occupied for a very long time.
Jess would have enough grief to occupy him for a long time.
That year regular troops occupied the building for a short time.
The room had the cold, damp feel of not having been occupied for a long time.
"I would hope we would do more than occupy them for a time."
I am going to be occupied elsewhere for a long time.
Especially things that have occupied your thoughts for a long time and about which you care a lot.
This question occupied us in committee for a very long time.