Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] for a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Father Reynard 's death , ’ he concluded , ‘ however distressing , must wait for a while . |
| 2 | You should relax for a while when you have finished before rushing off to get on with life . |
| 3 | Ranald , lad , I must sit for a while . ’ |
| 4 | We 'll ride for a while . |
| 5 | If the government of Stalinvast realized the import of the death-fleet 's arrival , the orbital monitors might resist for a while . |
| 6 | He might read for a while but he would not come downstairs , would not hear anything if she were quiet . |
| 7 | MAX : I think I 'll relax for a while . |
| 8 | However , he 's a trooper and that means the show must go on , so he 'll rest for a while at home , but hopes to be back singing and dancing by Christmas . |
| 9 | You might cope for a while with one eye closed or one hand behind your back but you would n't keep it up for long — nor would you perform at maximum ability . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , but I 've said I 'll experiment for a while before making a decision . |
| 11 | ‘ And it 'll last for a while yet . |
| 12 | I thought I 'd stay for a while . ’ |
| 13 | He could relax for a while . |
| 14 | Then he 'd sit for a while , occasionally glancing at the figure next to him , until at last he 'd lean towards the other 's ear . |
| 15 | Let's pause for a while in order to breathe in some pure air . |
| 16 | ‘ Sit here with me , and we shall chat for a while . ’ |
| 17 | Sometimes he was too sick to eat anything all day , but other days he would sleep for a while and then get up for a meal . |
| 18 | Yet sound engineers often wish the process would stop for a while , so they can catch their breath and rationalize the many-headed monster they have created . |
| 19 | He and his family would retire for a while from public gaze , so that they could privately give vent to their grief at the loss of that larger-than-life figure who had seemed immortal … |
| 20 | He then took some food which would last for a while and packed it into his bag . |
| 21 | The less settled subject may alternate for a while between Stage I sleep and wakefulness , but usually once sleep takes over there is a fairly rapid transition from this stage to deeper sleep stages . |
| 22 | Mont Blanc , to be sure , has existed for a long time , and probably will exist for a while yet , but it does not work to stay in existence . |
| 23 | Perhaps she will stay for a while . ’ |
| 24 | but it 's it 's not , just looks and it will do for a while . |
| 25 | It will keep for a while , at least until I have recorded a little visit I made after I finished writing my life of Elsie and the episode concerning the Butcher . |
| 26 | If the shutters burst , the bales will float for a while , and there will be oars and benches moving about to take hold of . |
| 27 | It was back to the 2nd XI after that , but the memory will tingle for a while yet . |
| 28 | Cushions and pads may help for a while but they will never convert a seat or chair that is bad for your back into one which gives you comfort and relief . |
| 29 | Climbs can weep for a while after heavy rain , but the rock away from the natural drainage lines dries quickly . |
| 30 | But in the meantime how pleasant it is to find oneself arriving in the evening for the first time in some lively little English market town , where one can forget for a while the noisy onward march of science , and settle down to meditate upon the civilised past . |