For a while she dozed fitfully.

她断断续续地小睡了片刻。

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The music soothed her for a while.

音乐让她稍微安静了一会儿。

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They chatted for a while.

他们聊了一会儿。

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Then he would announce that he was going away to Europe or to California, or to Egypt for a while.

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So one of the things that we've done for a while now is, we have this thing called Director Day.

所以我们一直在做的是，设立董事日。

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Yes. Most of our clients are people who have been living in an apartment or in a house for a while

好的。绝大多数委托人都是在公寓或者住所内居住有一段时间了，

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They have been believers for a while now, and someday they may be justified.

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But in person, Gorka can be quite shy, even around people he's known for a while.

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So what started a few years back, we won't really see on pharmacy shelves for a while.

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