after a while
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"The pressure was intense and after a while, I felt confused and psychologically exhausted. I just wanted the ordeal to end," Shrivastav told the BBC.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
“The songs just started coming in my head and after a while I decided to try it,” he said in an interview published by American Songwriter at the end of 1997.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
“You can get bored after a while, and work might start to look more attractive.”
From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025
Ms McCubbin said when she came out hospital, she was using a zimmer frame and after a while she decided "no more".
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025
I know I won’t be able to sleep, so after a while, I go and peek through the blinds.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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