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Discover LudwigThe phrase "awhile when" is not correct and usable in written English.
It seems to be a combination of two separate phrases, "awhile" and "when," which do not typically go together in this manner.
Example: "I will stay awhile when you arrive."
Alternatives: "for a while" or "for a short time".
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Advanced networking: I had been here awhile when everybody started talking about how great it was that this radio personality Egypt Sherrod was returning to the station, and when I first heard her show, I thought she was magnificent.
After awhile, when other obligations came into play, the website shut down, but our friendship continued.
For awhile, when I was dancing again, crashing drumbeats would send me cowering in tears.
When [dancers] want to be sarcastic every once in awhile, when things will be a little contentious, they always say that "square dancing is friendship set to music".
I think it's something that we see every once and awhile when people have the funding and support to be able to put together a long piece of audio and visual art".
"Haven't you ever noticed, after people have some of my barbecue sauce, after awhile when it kicks in, they get all huggy-buggy?" Huxtable drawls to his wife, Claire.
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They were still laughing awhile later when the results of the judging were announced.
I went up and spoke to him, and we talked awhile, and when I was leaving he said, 'Is Mrs. Addie Roach still alive over in Sandy Ground?' 'She is,' I said.
I started feeling that way awhile ago, when I was still working for The Weekly Standard and all these articles began appearing about how Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, Doug Feith, Bill Kristol and a bunch of "neoconservatives" at the magazine had taken over U.S. foreign policy.
In fact, Facebook boosted the need for this redesign awhile back when it started only showing the current day's birthdays on the home page, instead of those coming up over the next few days.
Her child did fine for awhile, but when she got cranky, she breastfed for a few minutes until the baby fell asleep.
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