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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a while and once" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to be an attempt to combine two separate expressions, but it lacks clarity and coherence.
Example: "I haven't seen him in a while and once I did, it was surprising."
Alternatives: "for a while" or "once in a while".
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"I intend to be President for a while, and once this Bill passes, I own it".
She was a roommate of the actress Emily Lloyd for a while, and once lived next door to Burt Young, who played Sylvester Stallone's brother-in-law in the "Rocky" movies.
"I've been fighting for this spot for a while and once I saw the opportunity, I had to take advantage of it," Booth said.
I hadn't thought consciously about it for a while, and once I did, I realized that it made me who I am now.
"You know, I intend to be president for a while, and once this bill passes, I own it... I'm the one who's going to be held responsible".... Me-ow... ?
So, at some point, we realized that we had to put the live playing aside for a while, and once we did that and focused all of our energy on putting the new record together, it came together pretty quickly.
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Your face needs to be completely emotionless.(Watch your mouth has to be near to straight) You can smile once a while and frown once a while also however normally your face is supposed to be blank.
Go out once in a while and stay in once in a while.
These are things that come up once a while and, you just have to service them.
"He just needs to take a breath every once in a while and relax a little bit," Torre said.
You get a reality check once in a while, and today is one of those days," Mr. Sanyal said.
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