after a while

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"I realised that, as incredible as it may sound, there are nice people in al-Qaeda, bearded men who, no matter how cold they may be on the outside, open up their souls after a while," he wrote.

From BBC

But after a while she stopped and turned back.

From Literature

Red tried to communicate with me at first, making faces and shaking her head this way and that, but after a while she gave up and sank into herself, just staring into the fire and sleeping in small stretches.

From Literature

If it didn’t dry out and it didn’t wash away, after a while it began to rot.

From Literature

After a while she began to snore.

From Literature