Example sentences of "[v-ing] for a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few youngsters may go on sniffing for a while — perhaps regularly with their friends . |
| 2 | After resting for a while , it suddenly gets up , looks around and then sets off on one of its mad dashes . |
| 3 | We went on walking for a while , in silence . |
| 4 | Perhaps her mother would agree to her returning for a while to Framlingham … |
| 5 | Meanwhile the house in Brisbane became a household of women with even the married sisters returning for a while . |
| 6 | And some say that Jesus himself visited Glastonbury , after his resurrection , living for a while in a house where Glastonbury Abbey now stands . |
| 7 | ‘ I have been saving for a while now , ’ Yanto began , ‘ and by tonight I shall have a hundred and fifty . |
| 8 | And , pausing for a while between two crags , |
| 9 | Let us assume that agents have been flirting for a while with the use of the adaptive expectations mechanism but that , in the light of the persistent , systematic errors which this mechanism entails , they quickly abandon it . |
| 10 | There was always the real ale to stave off the effects of ageing for a while . |
| 11 | They could get hot water , but only after the fire had been going for a while and the back boiler had heated up . |
| 12 | Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while ! |
| 13 | He had it going for a while . |
| 14 | In that case could you keep it going for a while if you 're out of a job ? |
| 15 | They took out large orders of tea and coffee on cardboard trays , and after wondering for a while if they were anything to do with the film business Lucy finally decided that every last one of them was probably either a builder or a shopfitter . |
| 16 | Your landlady said you was n't married , that you was waiting for a while . |
| 17 | Some alliances between , say , a Fenwick of Tynedale and a Croser of Teviotdale might ensure a lull in raiding and cattle thieving for a while , though there was usually an excuse for it to be resumed at fairly short notice . |
| 18 | Sorry , this will be printing for a while . |
| 19 | They stopped speaking for a while , then Gerry offered to take the helm . |
| 20 | He switched on the radio and they listened without speaking for a while , and Juliet forgot he had n't answered her last statement . |
| 21 | I was teaching for a while , I did not miss many gigs , ’ he says . |
| 22 | ‘ Can you leave what you are doing for a while ? ’ |
| 23 | She put a condom on me and we got stuck in , but as soon as I had ejaculated she whipped the condom off me , leaving me floundering for a while on the bed . |
| 24 | He left Grace and Peggy behind with the intention of travelling for a while in Europe , but he had only just landed in South Africa when Grace realized that she was going to have another child . |
| 25 | The idea of doing some private nursing , then perhaps travelling for a while , had stayed in the back of her mind during the days since that disastrous exchange with Deana in the cafeteria , and a small voice kept saying inside her , ‘ Perhaps you should . |
| 26 | The other dhāmis carry on dancing for a while and then their gods go too . |
| 27 | Often , directing the flow of water from a garden hosepipe into the top — or bottom — of a downpipe or an open hopper will clear the blockage ; leave the hosepipe running for a while to give the system a good flush out . |
| 28 | Sorry this really is my last fantasy posting for a while , the R5 FFL gives |
| 29 | Fear nothing from our King , I can get you letters of safe conduct , but you must go into hiding for a while . |
| 30 | It 's not just that Mr Parnham knows the count , it 's an idea the old boy 's been floating for a while , so he tells me . |