Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] for a little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , I am ; and this should call for a little celebration . ’ |
| 2 | Well they had er , they had all that this morning , they should go for a little while . |
| 3 | I just hope she 'll sleep for a little while . |
| 4 | Er I might come for a little while . |
| 5 | I thought we 'd come for a little walk and |
| 6 | Even so , it is possible for a court to interpret a statute as covering what looks at first sight as a casus omissus if it can find or invent some plausible general principle of interpretation , an exercise that may call for a little ingenuity . |
| 7 | I know it will hurt for a little while , but I 'll get better , so why worry ? |