Example sentences of "[indef pn] for a 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 . |