Example sentences of "[verb] for a [adj] [noun pl] while " in BNC.
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| 1 | By contrast , most privately rented accommodation is not available for short periods ( say for a few weeks while a house purchase is carried out ) . |
| 2 | Holy chaos reigned for a few moments while all heaven was let loose . |
| 3 | The mother 's death is portrayed in a macabre scene where Walter is unsure whether she has died , or even what death is , and allows the corpse to rot for a few days while he sits by her side . |
| 4 | So I went back to alight indicator , pulled down only a few inches , which was enough to allow the bream to suck the bait to their lips , and then I paused for a few seconds while I watched the line from the rod-tip tightening in the water . |
| 5 | Harris paused for a few seconds while he negotiated the cabriolet over some deep ruts in the high road . |