Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [prep] a while " in BNC.

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1 We 'll go down again now , but let's keep to ourselves for a while . "
2 Satisfying himself after a while , he commenced to write a follow-up letter , composed by George and dated 31 August .
3 I was a little bit of a skinhead myself for a while .
4 Talking of which , you 'll laugh when you hear I went a bit bonkers myself for a while .
5 I think I 'll keep it to myself for a while .
6 ‘ Besides , if we hurry home , I can have you all to myself for a while before they come . ’
7 They talked quietly amongst themselves for a while of inconsequential things , content to watch the fire and feel the tiredness in their muscles ; then rolled themselves in their cloaks and slept .
8 Yet being able to step off the treadmill and stop judging yourself for a while is the only way to begin to take stock and to start to unwind from the stress spiral .
9 You enjoy yourself for a while and then you make sure of your place in heaven ! ’
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