Example sentences of "[adv] for a [adj] while [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you 'd all got to get on , and stay on for a little while without touching the floor , then you could have another go . |
| 2 | Anyway , he waffled on for a little while about everything that did n't matter and then … ’ she swallowed ‘ … then he got down to it and told me about everything that did . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I 'll come along for a little while to the bonfire , but do n't accept for me later . |
| 4 | I popped in for a short while to the Scottish Gallery in Cork Street , to see the most recent sculptures by Gerald Laing . |
| 5 | ‘ But they say he must n't go home and live on his own , not for a long while at any rate . ’ |
| 6 | Hayman thought deeply for a long while before making up his mind . |
| 7 | Indeed for a short while in 1849 the Chartists obtained a majority of the elected members of the Sheffield council ( Salt 1971:38 ) . |