Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a [adj] while " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll bide a wee while in your hospital , but there 's to be no cosseting , you 'll understand ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I can stay a little while , ’ she said . |
| 3 | Then : ‘ I 'spose you can stay a short while . |
| 4 | If there is some improvement , persist for another month or two — the Candida is slowly dying of starvation , and it may take a little while to finish it off entirely . |
| 5 | It may take a little while for the bowel motions to become settled into a regular pattern . |
| 6 | it could take a little while . |
| 7 | ‘ I had expected it would take a little while just to organise your thoughts . ’ |
| 8 | oh I do n't know , I do n't know , I think it will be a while getting rid of it yes , but I think he might get his price eventually , but it will take a long while to get it , it 's up to him if he wants a quick sale , you know , thirty five yeah I , thirty five thousand I think , as I say taking everything into consideration , I mean , failing three okay I know I did the thirty three so take thirty five , thirty three and a half , oh he ai n't got much to worry about |
| 9 | When the losses are recognized for what they are then the healing of the pain can begin , but so often the loss is so deeply buried in people 's minds that it can take a long while for it to come to the surface again . |
| 10 | Often it can take a little while to melt down the pieces of ice to make drinking water . |
| 11 | ‘ The doctor tells us that if it 's the stuff he thinks it is , it can take a little while to work , especially if Sir Thomas drank coffee . |