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Discover LudwigThe phrase "after a while only" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts where you want to emphasize that something happens exclusively after a certain period of time.
Example: "I realized that after a while only, I began to appreciate the quiet moments."
Alternatives: "only after some time" or "after some time only".
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After a while only the scenery changes, though there are plenty of memorable characters along the way, notably Viggo Mortensen's William Burroughs.
Soon the vet will say that your dog is ready to slowly increase exercise, and after a while, only a limp will be found on your dog.
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Censorship only comes into play once a text has actually been in circulation for a while, only after a number of readers have found a published text to pose a threat.
At first, I noticed every explosion and burst of gunfire in the distance, but after a while I only reacted to close and more immediate sounds.
It's like going to a museum filled almost exclusively with versions of Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog: after a while, the only wonder going is you wondering just how something so cool can be so boring.
It's like going to a museum filled almost exclusively with versions of Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog: After a while, the only wonder going is you wondering just how something so cool can be so boring.
Inside, you make for Fiona Banner's Arsewoman in Wonderland to gawp at all the rude words, but quickly sniff that "after a while one only looks for her next misspelling and pot-luck stab at punctuation" (Sunday Telegraph).
Harder will only allow us to achieve the best that method has to offer, and after a while, this only leads to incremental improvements.
It's the ultimate power trip, and after a while the only way to satisfy it is to keep getting more".
After a while my only cultural links with home were John Peel on the British Forces Network from Frankfurt and the ever dependable BBC World Service every night on my transistor radio.
He became deaf, and after a while, the only way he could hear anything was to stand next to the actors.
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