Example sentences of "[indef pn] for [art] while " in BNC.

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1 After that she said nothing for a while , only sat watching me in a broody way .
2 Wayne said nothing for a while , and Pete allowed his attention to wander down the inventory list ; his eyebrows raised at the mention of a waterbed , a hi-fi system and a video hookup in the after stateroom .
3 ‘ Penny for them , ’ said Adam , when they were halfway through the meal and she had said nothing for a while .
4 She said nothing for a while .
5 When he finished , the DDI sat back and said nothing for a while , just digested it .
6 They said nothing for a while ; she controlling her emotions while he gathered his strength .
7 Wycliffe said nothing for a while but continued with his study of the cheque stubs .
8 The three of us would chat about anything and everything for a while then Alan would take him into the surgery so that they could be private . ’
9 Up until eleven o'clock everything went pretty well , When just as you start thinking to yourself that 's the last one for a while , lo and behold another wagon turns up .
10 I think you should like , forget that one for a while , because that
11 ‘ I do n't do anything for a while , not even put on a pair of trainers .
12 Therefore you do n't say anything for a while , conceal it , perhaps even kid yourself that the pregnancy will go away if you do n't acknowledge it .
13 We did n't say anything for a while , I was leaning beside him against his bench watching him clean off the rust .
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