for a considerable space in time

[Mnemon]

a. She has been living there for some time now.
b. She has been living there for a while.
c. She has been living there for a considerable space in time.

Hi.
Do they all work for you?

 

[5jj]

The first two do. The third does not.

 

[teechar]

Do not use "a considerable space in time". It's not natural in any context.

 

[Mnemon]

Do not use "a considerable space in time". It's not natural in any context.

Thanks for noting that. I just saw the phrase in the book The Well-Spoken Thesaurus by Tom Heehler. Took my attention, so decided to create a thread about it. It was suggested as an alternative for "for a while". Now, I know it doesn't work.

 

[tedmc]

It is an explanation for "for a while", but is not meant to be an alternative.

 

[Barque]

If Tom Heehler had said "for a considerable period of time", it'd have sounded much better.

Took my attention

You probably mean "caught my attention".