Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for a little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the early structure plans were extraordinarily ambitious in their scope : land use plans promised just for a little while to become all-embracing social , economic and ‘ physical ’ documents , with a further clear relationship to transportation matters . |
| 2 | The paths of two lives , or three to be exact , came together for a little while and then separated . |
| 3 | Anyway , he waffled on for a little while about everything that did n't matter and then … ’ she swallowed ‘ … then he got down to it and told me about everything that did . ’ |
| 4 | The sing-song lumbered along for a little while but it appears that the ‘ Ball of Kirriemuir ’ has been removed from the Examination Syllabus . |
| 5 | We fell out for a little while but I mean , playing loud but I mean upstairs is fine . |
| 6 | And I went there for a little bit , and then we moved on , moved off from there , do you see ? |