Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] for a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ranald , lad , I must sit for a while . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , but I 've said I 'll experiment for a while before making a decision . |
| 3 | MAX : I think I 'll relax for a while . |
| 4 | I thought I 'd stay for a while . ’ |
| 5 | He then took some food which would last for a while and packed it into his bag . |
| 6 | You should relax for a while when you have finished before rushing off to get on with life . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Perhaps she will stay for a while . ’ |
| 9 | We 'll ride for a while . |
| 10 | ‘ Sit here with me , and we shall chat for a while . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | One can forget for a while the rigours faced everyday and appreciate wholeheartedly the kind of escapism that lies at the root of ‘ The Passionate Shepherd to his love ’ and ‘ The Garden ’ and all other poems which make up the pastoral garden . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ And it 'll last for a while yet . |
| 15 | He might read for a while but he would not come downstairs , would not hear anything if she were quiet . |
| 16 | He could relax for a while . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | but it 's it 's not , just looks and it will do for a while . |
| 20 | 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 . |