Example sentences of "but [adv] for a [adj] while " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two of them had once shared a mistress in Lewisham , but only for a little while . |
| 2 | I 'd heard tales about some people having seen an old man down there but not for a long while , he would n't hurt anyone so your lad need n't be scared of him . ’ |
| 3 | Mr Mortimer , currently at work on a play for the BBC and a drama series for Meridian , tells me he hopes there will be another Rumpole series : ‘ But not for a little while . ’ |
| 4 | He 's right , but not for a little while . |
| 5 | Exercise raises the metabolic rate , not only at the time of activity , but also for a little while afterwards . |