Example sentences of "up for a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fowler and Gower held him up for a while with 91 for the third wicket , but by the close of play he had two more — including a caught and bowled — and on Monday morning , cutting down his run-up , he polished off the tail to finish with 7 for 53 . |
| 2 | It would be so easy just to give up for a while . |
| 3 | With the sea-routes open again trade picked up for a while . |
| 4 | They therefore decided to break up for a while because , Dustin said , ‘ I wanted my fling . |
| 5 | To keep us all happy and friendly and wanting to work together , I 'd split us up for a while . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It 's probably just as well for all concerned at the club that I should hang my boots up for a while . |
| 7 | ‘ Cissie wo n't be coming up for a while , ’ she said , making her way back to the bed , ‘ do you want to wait ? |
| 8 | ‘ I have n't been up for a while , ’ her father said , implying a total absence of mind , and some of body , too . |
| 9 | We even split up for a while . |
| 10 | I must thank the judges who did a good job for us apart from three who entered , showed up for a while and were then missing when their turn was due . |
| 11 | Even in such classic areas as the Mississippi delta , where sediment is thought to be accumulating rapidly , there is plenty of evidence to suggest that , after building up for a while , much of it is carried away again . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's been laid up for a while with a problem in the starting mechanism , but a friend is now completing a repair job for me , and we hope to be up and running again soon , ’ explained Gordon , pictured with the vehicle 's log-book . |
| 13 | So the Stenness Hotel has been up for a while then . |
| 14 | Maybe it would shut him up for a while . |
| 15 | After that it picked up for a while , and we looked quite sharp again . |
| 16 | Well no you 'd be amazed what they do , if you leave Blu Blu- tac up for a while how it actually takes |
| 17 | There is times I 've casually picked it up , dropped it on the floor and forgotten to pick it up for a while because I 'm on the phone and sometimes it is quite loud in my ear . |