Sentence examples for a very long time while from inspiring English sources

I remember having to pose for a very long time while the old photographer fiddled, under a black cloth, with a three-legged contraption with bellows.

The first step requires an inert, stable material that will hold the radioactive atoms trapped for a very long time, while the second step requires a material that is highly resistant to corrosion and degradation.

Most important, the term "potential resources" refers to the amount likely to be discovered over a very long time, while our current reserves are those that have already been found but not yet tapped.

Wide-moat stocks have the ability to withstand competition for a very long time, while no-moat companies lack meaningful competitive advantages.

Still, there's no reason The Wing needed to bar men from accessing its properties and resources, other than the fact that there have been protected male safe-havens promoting business and entrepreneurship for a very long time, while female-focused rooms of that sort have been few and far between.

Solid wood will maintain its value and last a very long time, while veneers and plywood furniture aren't quality enough to last very long.

Much as I loved Ruth's antics in the embassy, she was gone a very long time Even while Towers wondered at Harry's motives, he remained loyal – an interesting trait in a politician The Home Secretary's car drove past a pub called The Red Herring.

In hip-hop and R&B, black bodies have been naked and gyrating for a very long time, accompanied all the while by only a low level hum of concern in the mainstream media.

If the tension builds up then do not attend family gatherings for a while even if a while means a very long time.

"The worst thing we can do for the country is to be in a state of indecision, and this application has been in a state of indecision for a very long time," Mr. Salazar said while sailing aboard the cutter on a calm, overcast afternoon.

Some of these lessons took me a very long time to learn -- and while I wish I could have learned them faster, it would have taken me even longer if I didn't have help, from friends, teachers and mentors much wiser than myself.