Example sentences of "[verb] a long while [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A man wid wait a long while fur a Glesca Keelie at a ceilidh and no mistake . |
| 2 | oh it 's not my type mm Penny 's having to wait a long while for her birthday is n't she ? , |
| 3 | ‘ I think it takes a long while for The Wedding Present to build up trust in someone . |
| 4 | When the losses are recognized for what they are then the healing of the pain can begin , but so often the loss is so deeply buried in people 's minds that it can take a long while for it to come to the surface again . |
| 5 | The golden pavilion and the peacock feathers flared and were gone in an instant , but the Hill of Heaven took a long while to cave in , and Hell burned with a black , acrid smoke billowing out of its throat . |
| 6 | The above may be so , but it took a long while for anything significant to happen to the share price . |
| 7 | And it took a long while for the letters to get there but he knew while he was on the boat that his wife was pregnant and er when he got here , she 'd it 'd been aborted . |
| 8 | ‘ Undoubtedly , you would have to think a long while before knowing which you prefer . ’ |
| 9 | I 've waited a long while for this . ’ |