After a while, the children settled down. ✬

They began to walk after a while. ✬

After a while, it grew dark. ✬

They began to walk again after a while. ✬

It gets boring after a while. ✬

Tom continued after a while. ✬

After a while, Tom started to believe his own lies. ✬

Tom will be back after a while. ✬

After a while, it got dark. ✬

After a while, it became dark. ✬