Example sentences of "[pron] for a [adj] while " in BNC.
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| 1 | My father went mad and I think he actually hated me for a short while . |
| 2 | I was there on my own , because the Yorkshire Television film crew had been positioned on the roof of the Palace , and would have been quite at a loss but a lady from the Yorkshire Post spotted me and kindly accompanied me for a little while . |
| 3 | The mail will probably take a couple of days longer to reach you from Sian , & no doubt we 'll be very busy when we get there , so forgive me if you do n't hear from me for a little while . |
| 4 | It 's one of my jobs to meet the boats and this involves assembling the visitors and talking to them for a short while about the wildlife and rules of the island . |
| 5 | For it seemed to her then that he was aware that her thoughts were troubled and , when he had no need whatsoever to put himself out , he had decided to take her mind off them for a brief while . |
| 6 | ‘ But you 've only been talking to them for a little while ! ’ said Angalo . |
| 7 | The ploughs and gritters do their best , of course , but it 's not at all uncommon for the elements to get the better of them for a little while . |
| 8 | Yeah , but you can only buy them for a little while in the year |
| 9 | She 's going to look after them for a little while |
| 10 | Lisa had one of them for a little while . |
| 11 | In Hebrews 2.9 we read : ‘ But we see Jesus , who for a little while was made lower than the angels , crowned with glory and honour because of the suffering of death , so that by the grace of God he might taste death for every one . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Though we 'll need to keep an eye on you for a good while afterwards and replenish your fluids thoroughly . |
| 13 | These emotions may disturb you for a little while , but they are simply a natural response to the trauma of death and they will usually pass with time . |
| 14 | It would be so much easier Elsie if there was not this huge amount of land separating us and if I could just talk to you for a little while face to face . |
| 15 | But you belong at the Foundling Hospital and we were only able to borrow you for a little while . |
| 16 | But please , I just want to talk to you for a little while . |
| 17 | ‘ Signorina , will you be all right if I leave you for a little while ? ’ |
| 18 | had to have one for a short while , she was quite young and I , we 'd only just moved here and I took her to the vet the used to be in Sandhurst , they said it was a bee sting , they put purple stuff on it |
| 19 | Father Poole stared at him for a long while . |
| 20 | Anabelle watched him for a long while , but he did n't twitch a muscle . |
| 21 | The General , perhaps to make his point , informed Aitken of the authoritative report that the government had received and offered to lend it to him for a short while . |
| 22 | The probation found a little stray dog called Benjy for me and I looked after him for a little while , but my money kept on going down and down and down . |
| 23 | When he and Johnson got back to their inn , Boswell ‘ begged permission to leave him for a little while , that I might run about and pay some short visits to several good people of Inverness ’ . |
| 24 | Claudia felt as if she were drowning in a pool of conflicting emotions ; the last thing she wanted was to go anywhere with Roman and yet the thought of being with him for a little while longer filled her with delight . |
| 25 | So that perhaps will interest him for a little while . |
| 26 | Well Chris says he 's got ta keep in with him for a little while , he said he |
| 27 | My brother was with her for a long while . |
| 28 | While we are there could you excuse yourself , leave me alone with her for a short while . |
| 29 | Yes , said Sister , Mrs Downes had been remarkably lucky , really ; and , yes , Sergeant Lewis could see her for a short while . |
| 30 | But , leaving her for a brief while , he went to instruct Ivo to drive her back to her hotel , and then escorted her out through the front door . |