Example sentences of "take a long while [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I think it takes a long while for The Wedding Present to build up trust in someone .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 The above may be so , but it took a long while for anything significant to happen to the share price .
5 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 .
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