noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ brief , little , short
▪ fair , good , long , some
▪
Things continued quiet for some ~.
VERB + WHILE
▪ take
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I'll mend it for you, but it could take a ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ after a ~
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After a ~, I began to get bored with my job.
▪ for a ~
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They chatted for a ~.
▪ for the ~ ( BrE )
▪
There's no need to do anything for the ~.
▪ in a ~
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I'll be back in a ~.
PHRASES
▪ all the ~
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The bird hopped across the lawn, keeping a sharp lookout all the ~.
▪ once in a ~
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Everybody makes a mistake once in a ~.
▪ (for) quite a ~
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He kept me waiting for quite a ~.
▪ a ~ back
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The problems started a ~ back.