Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [prep] a little while " in BNC.

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1 Well I think she 's done all she needs to do for a little while .
2 And although I am now tired , very cold and extremely hungry — with a headache into the bargain ! — I am compelled to continue for a little while longer .
3 She felt the shrugging of his shoulders as if he were trying to forget for a little while the fear that never seemed quite to leave him .
4 So I had stood for a little while on the bridge and saluted as the ship went down after all .
5 A cold spell simply halts flowering for a little while .
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