Example sentences of "took [pron] [adv] a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once I had learnt to ride , the trick of balancing took me quite a while , that bike , over the next four years gave me enormous pleasure . |
| 2 | It took me quite a while to rebuild my confidence . |
| 3 | To tell the truth , it took me quite a while to realize that the pitiable chirruping I heard all about me was , in fact , human speech . |
| 4 | It took me quite a while to convince him that my being with you was because I was trying to persuade you to — ’ |
| 5 | It took me quite a while to cope with the shock . ’ |
| 6 | Well , erm , of course it took them quite a while that the people |
| 7 | ‘ It took us quite a while to persuade other people just how much tennis in general could benefit , especially in those countries where Government grants are dependent on Olympic membership , if tennis was once again a member of the Olympic family . |