Example sentences of "[verb] it [adv] for a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was heavy for him , he was glad to set it down for a while . |
| 2 | There is times I 've casually picked it up , dropped it on the floor and forgotten to pick it up for a while because I 'm on the phone and sometimes it is quite loud in my ear . |
| 3 | ‘ I used to visit it everyday and it 's just so hard to know I wo n't see it again for a while . |
| 4 | ‘ Will you take the dog back with you or shall I keep it here for a while ? ’ |
| 5 | We may be able to put it off for a while , but make that decision , we have got to , some day or another . |
| 6 | Let's face it , all she 'd have to do would be to sit and let him sleep it off for a while , it was probably what the kid needed most , and he 'd never remember anything different . |
| 7 | He said , ‘ Keep it here for a while . |
| 8 | I wo n't mention it again for a while . ’ |
| 9 | We can put it off for a while , we can say I 'll leave it till I 'm older , I 'll leave it till some other time , I do n't want to make that decision now . |
| 10 | I think I 'll turn it off for a while actually . |
| 11 | She took the smoke down deep into her lungs and held it there for a while before letting it out slowly . |