Example sentences of "it [verb] a little while " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes it takes a little while to realize you really have lost interest in something , I said to him . |
| 2 | It takes a little while for an author to realize that his book has been a complete failure . |
| 3 | Ultimately one admires its naturalness , its ability simply to relay the balance and range that Rattle has fashioned from the podium ( or so it seems ) , but it takes a little while . |
| 4 | Cos the thing is as well , I might be inclined to get a two anyway , because she wants it to last a little while do n't she ? |
| 5 | It took a little while to dispose of the competition . |
| 6 | Again it took a little while for them to calm down and when they had , Bartlemas , with mock solemnity , handed the envelope to Jacqui . |
| 7 | His proud father , also called Thomas , said today : ‘ It took a little while for us to realise what he had done . |