Example sentences of "they [prep] a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | I gazed at them for a while and then buried my head in my hands . |
| 2 | The little girl answered and the conversation flowed between them for a while ; the little boy did n't say anything . |
| 3 | ‘ She 'll not likely be doing them for a while . ’ |
| 4 | Hopefully , however , there will be plenty of others sailing , and you can learn a lot by watching them for a while . |
| 5 | If you have gas or coal fires , and can avoid using them for a while , it would be a useful addition to this list . |
| 6 | If this is also true of toddler diarrhoea then it might Be better , in the long run , to identify the offending foods and avoid them for a while . |
| 7 | When we received it we thought it was great , but after chewing on them for a while , mum got a bit worried as the pieces we were chewing off looked like hard plastic . |
| 8 | They can have all the cleaning equipment ready for you , tidying and moving any light objects , as necessary , as their contribution to the exercise before your arrival , and then when the work is completed they will usually be very pleased if you have allowed time to sit down and have a cup of tea or a drink with them for a while before you leave . |
| 9 | The archaeologists camped uncomfortably inside them for a while , then moved out into the townships that had mushroomed around the site . |
| 10 | After watching them for a while I suggested that they might try to keep most numbers constant and change just one . |
| 11 | Nancy moved among them for a while , making them welcome , peering into their pale faces with the object of discovering which were her grandchildren . |
| 12 | Even the average consumption of these can be harmful for us. for many of us , reducing our consumption or even stopping all of them for a while is likely to help us in a number of ways . |
| 13 | you certainly do need to keep them for a while . |
| 14 | The staff would n't arrive to set them for a while yet . |
| 15 | Henri and I sheltered them for a while , but of course it was very risky with the Germans billeted everywhere except the smallest cottages . |
| 16 | Will you keep them for a while ? ’ |
| 17 | Had n't been bothering with them for a while , now . |
| 18 | Perhaps they were as eager to be without me as I was to be without them for a while . |
| 19 | I 'd lived with them for a while . |
| 20 | So watch them for a while and then he started dancing with them and he dance them all night and he just get in his hand . |
| 21 | I stood and watched them for a while , training my binoculars on them and seeming , now and again in the shifting images of light , to discern structures around them . |
| 22 | We 've known them for a while , they 've been travelling to games solidly for years and are better fans on that score than I 've ever been . |
| 23 | I personally think he suits their style more and will probably do good things for them for a while , until he gets bored , or dropped , or injured . |
| 24 | Carlos and Francisco chatted to them for a while , but then Carlos had to patrol his area , which to him meant strolling around , able to approach and compliment all the prettiest girls , and subsequently trying to fit them into his tight evening schedule ! |
| 25 | He did n't come from a particularly literary background , though his mother , Frances Trollope , supported them for a while on the proceeds of novels such as ‘ The Vicar of Wrexhill ’ . |
| 26 | We have n't spoken to them for a while ? |
| 27 | I have n't seen them for a while |
| 28 | You get used to them after a while . |
| 29 | Like when you 're locked in a room with someone for five days and you wan na kill them after a while . |
| 30 | Yeah , okay , I 've just been to Asda so kids are on the way to put the bits of shopping in the van , alright , cos I got 'em some cereal and some bread and I 'll bring up the toaster , they can take the toaster with 'em for a while and oh there is , is there ? |