Example sentences of "[adv] for a [adj] while [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had been friends for long enough , they 'd been to school together for a little while until geography had pushed them apart , then they 'd met up again as older teenagers , both interested in bars and snooker , then in girls . |
| 2 | If you know you can not deal with an upsetting confrontation , try to put it off for a short while until you feel calmer . |
| 3 | Now I 'm gon na turn it off for a little while until everyone starts having a proper conversation . |
| 4 | what I 'll probably do is take you out for a little while so you can go up and see Annie and all that , next week , not only a |
| 5 | We should be , we we 're only here for a little while cos I 'm going to spend some time with the girls cos I ai n't see their |
| 6 | Well I think we have to stop there for a little while because it 's nine o'clock , and I 've just got erm a few more pictures to show you later on so if we have a short break now , I think the coffee ladies are ready . |