Example sentences of "[adv prt] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The work hummed on for a while . |
2 | So the merger boom went on for a while , still fuelled by this false belief . |
3 | ‘ Yeah , it 's a collection of tunes that I 've been working on for a while . |
4 | In April 1990 an all-out battle between Bègles and Montferrand raged on for a while before the referee could stop the slaughter . |
5 | I struggled on for a while , but I know my limitations when it comes to design , especially as we have grown to expect a high standard in QP . |
6 | This sort of banter went on for a while . |
7 | This is quite often the cause of the ‘ 1701 — hard disk error ’ reported during Power On Self Test when the drive is cold which miraculously seems to cure itself when the system has been on for a while and the drive has warmed up ’ . |
8 | Fergus drove on for a while . |
9 | The Shah said that he was staying on for a while , not flying immediately either to the States back to Egypt . |
10 | Jenny let them spin on for a while ; but she was above all things a sensible girl and had no desire to find herself irretrievably stuck . |
11 | Erm , that carried on for a while , I thought I was doing very very well , being able to do a job like that . |
12 | Then I let her warble on for a while about the trials of high office , and feign interest in titbits of gossip from the upper echelons . |
13 | After Hercule died , it was suggested that Isabelle should stay on for a while — assist with the children . |
14 | Staying on for a while |
15 | Time to move on for a while , bur where ? |
16 | The reminders of the V-Force will live on for a while yet until the Victors are retired so perhaps we will see more of this not unimpressive aircraft in 1993 . |
17 | ‘ He seemed to think the meeting might go on for a while . ’ |
18 | Pétain , he recommended , should now be put in command not only of the Left Bank , but of the Right Bank as well ; the ‘ fatigued ’ General Herr should be kept on for a while as Pétain 's adviser , then quietly ‘ limogé ’ . |
19 | ‘ It has been going on for a while — but not on the scale it is happening now . |
20 | Put that heater on then would you that one on for a while just before they come . |
21 | carried on for a while realized in the end he had to come back |
22 | she 's not on for a while |
23 | You 've not been on for a while have you ? |
24 | Good you 've not been on for a while either have you ? |
25 | After clocking on for a night shift they did not start work immediately but went instead to the canteen for a cup of tea . |
26 | ‘ An officer signalled for her to stop but she carried on for a mile and mounted the kerb on one occasion , ’ Tony Malyon , prosecuting , told Pontypool magistrates . |
27 | After we finished recording , Elizabeth stayed on for a drink , which was a bonus . |
28 | This was going on for a couple of days , so I was getting worried and I took him to the prison doctor and he says , ‘ It might be with you breastfeeding , try him on the bottle . ’ |
29 | ‘ But you want to stay on for a couple more days ? |
30 | You know they were only being taken on for a couple of months and they , they wanted to form a trade union but quite a lot of the tra er father Christmases would n't join a trade union . |