Example sentences of "and [verb] a while " in BNC.
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1 | Come within the lodge , and sit a while , and we 'll find you food and drink . ’ |
2 | I was delighted and decided to stay and watch a while . |
3 | Afterwards , sated and happy , they both slept while the afternoon sun crept into the room and lingered a while on the wall where the photograph had been . |
4 | We started a bit shaky , and took a while to adjust , but in the end we could have added to our tally , by which time I felt we were the better side . ’ |
5 | He was thirty-five and had a while to wait , everyone reckoned . |
6 | After a little , it drifted to the bank and El-ahrairah dragged it out and waited a while before pushing it in again . |