Example sentences of "[verb] there a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lay there a while longer , unable to relax , then got up and put on his robe . |
| 2 | The bed that Boy climbed into that morning , knowing that he would n't sleep , but wanting just to lie there a while , was on the twentieth floor of a council block right close by the river on the east side of the city . |
| 3 | ‘ You rest there a while , Mrs Miller , ’ the girl said with unusual boldness , ‘ and I 'll make you a fresh brew of tea before I start on the drawing room . ’ |
| 4 | We sat there a while , almost dark inside after Mendez dropped the side curtains , not saying anything , feeling the coach move up and down on its leather thoroughbraces as the boy who worked for us put the travelling bags in the rear end boot and covered them with a canvas . |
| 5 | Li Yuan stood there a while , watching her go . |
| 6 | He stood there a while longer , mindlessly enjoying the flow of water over his limbs . |