Example sentences of "i a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took me a while to cotton on . |
| 2 | It 'd take me a while to learn how to drive it , but after I learned that I reckon I could do it . |
| 3 | ‘ It took me a while to realise that of course I am not really opening a window : something is zooming forward and appearing out of nothing . |
| 4 | It took me a while to believe those three things utterly and another while to risk acting on the belief . |
| 5 | It has taken me a while to be successful and I 've had a good time in arriving . |
| 6 | He bought me a while before . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ It will take me a while to get my travel permit stamped . |
| 8 | I knew I made a mistake , marrying young , but it took me a while to work out what was wrong . |
| 9 | ‘ It took me a while to find out he ( Rare Bear ) pulled out because I could n't hear that well on the radio . |
| 10 | ‘ We saw each other around quite a lot but it took me a while to warm up . |
| 11 | Pointing to the chair opposite , she told the girl , ‘ Come and sit with me a while , Peggy . |
| 12 | You want to stay with me a while ? ’ |
| 13 | This seemed to relate closely to my problems , but I have to admit it took me a while to pluck up the courage to do that deadly and dangerous deed ( that everyone tells you never to do ) to my machine ! |
| 14 | And I thought er and er I had wee tablets that you gave me a while ago , Brusdeximit |
| 15 | Electronic Mail ( E-mail ) is probably the least easy to configure under Mainlan , and indeed it took me a while to sort out exactly what was required to get a sensible system running . |
| 16 | I has taken me a while to figure out that ‘ we ai n't got Windows , we got DOS ’ so I would appreciate any advice in your columns on the basics — what sorts of programs are suitable for a simple soul like me who needs to knock out the odd poster , magazine or newsletter and something that will look more professional , from time to time . |
| 17 | The window was completely boarded up , it took me a while to do that . |
| 18 | It takes me a while to get there . |
| 19 | It took me a while to take in what was going on , of course . |
| 20 | It took me a while to work out that it was now Saturday . |
| 21 | It then took me a while to realise the significance of it , but at last I remembered it had been around Dora Belle 's neck , the person who murdered Perk and she must have placed it in Perk 's hand when she buried her . |