Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] for a while [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wandered around for a while and ran into a few of the household busy with their duties . |
| 2 | Having escaped from their field , two goats wandered around for a while until they found themselves in a rubbish dump . |
| 3 | I dawdled around for a while and then headed south . |
| 4 | He would just have to play along for a while and wait for an opportunity . |
| 5 | I must thank the judges who did a good job for us apart from three who entered , showed up for a while and were then missing when their turn was due . |
| 6 | Then she went out into the garden to walk around for a while and before she was aware of her own movements , found herself moving briskly , almost running , up the green slope to the sea . |
| 7 | The rain was holding off for a while and the streets were drying in patches . |
| 8 | Ah sure he 's only staying out for a while till he gets married and that . |
| 9 | I find I can easily put things into perspective , see both sides of an issue , if I just sit around for a while and I probably do that for half an hour a day . |
| 10 | ‘ She 'd hold out for a while but it would always be made up after he came back with the roses . |
| 11 | Ch king prawn chow mein with the noodles and stuff and he had whip marks all over him but anyway I ate all that and I did n't have a sweet , , did n't have a sweet and I we went out for a while and on the way home |
| 12 | In April 1990 an all-out battle between Bègles and Montferrand raged on for a while before the referee could stop the slaughter . |
| 13 | They therefore decided to break up for a while because , Dustin said , ‘ I wanted my fling . |
| 14 | And Ben like when we were sort of there Ben sort of we 'd been sitting around for a while and he said it 's very embarrassing to have to ask this but you 're staying the night and stuff erm are you two a couple or are you just friends so no , just friends but it 's alright , if you do n't have any spare rooms we 'll be perfectly happy to sleep together , do n't worry . |
| 15 | 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 ’ . |