I bet that took a while, indeed.
Or, indeed, the ever-collapsing nose that, for a while, so entranced the tabloids?
He's been saying so for a while, and indeed has morphed his career into a one-man mission to demonstrate that the same joke, in multiple languages, can entertain any audience in the world.
For a while there was indeed a Beth, Joanna tells us, but it was a painted turtle and died, the way such pets do, by crawling under the radiator.
Red Sox management has decided to admit what fans have been saying for a while now: something is indeed broken with the team.
And for a while, a renaissance did indeed appear on its way: two years later, adjacent buildings had increased in value by 50%, downtown dining had risen by 40%, and the office occupancy rate (the Renaissance Center's 2.2m sq ft included) reached 84%.
Indeed, for a while after the war America did seem in global retreat.
Indeed, for a while, it looked as if they might even creep into a Champions League qualification spot, and that is an ambition Cabaye retains.
And indeed, for a while, this seemed to be an effective approach to one of the most difficult jobs in British politics, a job he finally lost on the stroke of midnight last night.
Indeed, for a while they wondered if Ben actually was a plucky intern, stowed away in an office somewhere within the company.
Indeed, for a while it seemed that Home Arts might have been the first within the genre to receive a booster shot.
