The phrase "a while to remove" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the time it takes to eliminate or take away something, whether physically or metaphorically.
Example: "It took a while to remove the old paint from the walls before we could start the renovation."
Alternatives: "some time to take away" or "a bit of time to eliminate".
More rain is expected Saturday, yet even if it takes a while to remove the court covers, the second week is setting up nicely.
The officer told them: "As a consequence of you being here, you are causing severe disruption and it will be in the millions of pounds because it will take us a while to remove you.
First activist taken away at #heathrow sending a clear message we want #NoThirdRunway #noifsnobuts pic.twitter.com/5ZPqL8jRGX A video posted online by the group shows a police officer telling protesters: "As a consequence of you being here, you are causing severe disruption and it will be in the millions of pounds because it will take us a while to remove you.
It took quite a while to remove the worst of it and even years afterwards you could still get tar or oil on your clothes if you sat on the beach.
It took me a while to remove the default goatee that my avatar came with, but when I did, I felt ready to climb the social ladder.
"Back in the day, the illegal side of painting trains was a spur, but when you painted a train you knew it would take a while to remove the piece.
Debby was attributed to about $735,000 in damage and 1 indirect fatality, which occurred in Puerto Rico when a man fell off a roof while attempting to remove a satellite dish.
In addition to the firefighter, who lost the tip of a finger while trying to remove passengers from an elevator in the Bronx in 2008 but is back on the job, a police officer was hurt.
This summer, a surgeon called while preparing to remove a patient's gallbladder — he had thoughts about the Penn State scandal.
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It was the third such incident since late May, when a woman was seriously wounded while trying to remove a similar sign near Moscow.
