Example sentences of "[conj] [vb pp] for a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the European increases , although anticipated for a while , depressed stock markets . |
| 2 | He felt mercifully isolated and stopped for a while to lean back on the lower bank of fell . |
| 3 | Mr Sowerberry rubbed his chin and thought for a while . |
| 4 | I accepted his just criticism in the manner of Shostakovich , and concentrated for a while on eating . |
| 5 | The story continues with an account of how the next day when he started to get upset Little Turtle remembered what the tortoise had told him so he closed his eyes , pulled in his arms close to his body , put his head down so his chin rested against his chest , and rested for a while , until he knew what to do . |
| 6 | He met up again with Shankar , who was then a visiting professor at the City College in New York , and studied for a while with Alla Rakha . |