Example sentences of "was a long while " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the names and numbers were read out it was a long while before we heard the name of Deerhurst . |
| 2 | It was a long while before Mary could forgive her husband 's infidelity , and she had never seen or spoken to her sister since then . |
| 3 | It was a long while since she had heard Con laugh like that ; lately , he never seemed to find much to laugh at . |
| 4 | It was a long while since she had visited her old home , and longer still since she had lived there as a girl . |
| 5 | It was a long while before I could even change her nappy , and putting clothes on , you had to disconnect all the wires , put the clothes on and put them all back . |
| 6 | ( That thirteen months was a long while . ) |
| 7 | It was a long while before John got to sleep that night . |
| 8 | When I did go to sleep , I went I do n't remember but it was a long while . |
| 9 | Yeah yeah I went , well eventually but like you say it was long wh it was a long while before I actually did get to sleep but got there eventually I 'm been to solicitor today Annie . |
| 10 | I do n't know , he come , he said to me er we we well he come over , you see when I come home from hospital he sa , he had to report to come and see me he was a long while before he did come ! |