Sentence examples for a while and seemed from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a while and seemed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a duration of time followed by an observation or impression.
Example: "She waited for a while and seemed to grow more anxious as the minutes passed."
Alternatives: "some time and appeared" or "a bit and looked".

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Lang watched a while and seemed moved by the children and their plaintive song.

"They were a banged-up old jockey with a terrible record and a gawky, ungainly horse who hadn't won anything in a while and seemed to be at the end of his career".

He noticed me after a while, and seemed relieved when I told him I was writing for a magazine and wasn't just a groupie.

His death in March 2014 came as a shock to the family as David had been on methadone treatment for quite a while and "seemed fine," she told me.

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First we have the venerable Corsair Survivor, a design that's been around for quite a while and seems to have proven itself.

She went quiet for a long while, and seemed to be floating out into another world.

Ksubi had already been working the pocket-lining-hanging-out-of-the-bottom-of-the-shorts look for a while and Céline seemed to be giving this look the nod by promoting a similar one.

He hadn't stopped by in a while, and Zuhur seemed surprised, yet pleased, to see him.

I was visiting Seoul for a while and it seemed to be the kind of place where I could get a quality color without worry.

Rift support has been just around the corner for quite a while, and it seems that Microsoft is finally ready to unveil what it's been working on.

It worked for the mortgage companies (or did for a while), and it seems to be working for Romney.

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