Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for a while [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More so at that time when companies were culled from post-war part-blackout part-music hall Britain to cling together for a while on what usually became the wreckage of a production . |
| 2 | Perhaps it is seeking to increase the audience , or perhaps it was lead astray for a while by the fact that , during the Conservative leadership contest , the exciting politics at Westminster were not in the Chamber . |
| 3 | Soon the fine weather would come , she would be able to take rides along the coast road , get away for a while from the interminable drawing-room meetings and card calling that wearied and bored her . |
| 4 | The bastard chattered pleasantly for a while before suddenly producing a small viol from a bag hanging on his saddle horn . |
| 5 | And we always try to get together for a while in the same room before we play a concert , just to make sure we have a talk and a laugh . |
| 6 | She had been so pleased when Dr. Briant had suggested she lunch with him in the medical staff dining room , aching as she was to get away for a while at least from the uncomfortable atmosphere of the Maternity Ward . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll have to stay here for a while on business , ’ my friend the captain told me . |
| 8 | She smiled at me and sat down and remained thoughtfully for a while with her chin resting on her hand . |
| 9 | He stayed outside for a while before being ordered back inside his caravan by the soldiers . |
| 10 | I stood there for a while in the damp grey afternoon and whispered : ‘ Godspeed . ’ |