Example sentences of "have [verb] a long while " in BNC.

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1 oh it 's not my type mm Penny 's having to wait a long while for her birthday is n't she ? ,
2 So it must have taken a long while ?
3 ‘ Undoubtedly , you would have to think a long while before knowing which you prefer . ’
4 It had taken a long while , Harry thought as he glanced fondly at Cora-Beth , before he had got over Madeleine 's rejection of him and the shock of her marriage to Dunbar .
5 I 've waited a long while for this . ’
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