Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] [adv] a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems that he was content to stay as a house guest of Sir John Popham for quite a while , though it has been suggested he was thrown into a debtor 's prison shortly after the event . |
| 2 | She hesitated for a moment before adding in a lowered voice , ‘ She 's known Philippe for quite a while , but I do n't think she ever realised … ’ |
| 3 | Bruce added : ‘ Things had n't been going well with Phonogram for quite a while . |
| 4 | Apart from the doctor and his wife and Giles Carnaby they were all people from the village who had not had an opportunity for a good look at the inside of Greystones for quite a while and were busy taking note . |
| 5 | I 've known Heather for quite a while — a sort of on-and-off relationship , I suppose . |
| 6 | I 've known Newley for quite a while now . |
| 7 | She was she taught in Pennycook for quite a while , then she went down to Birmingham . |