Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] for a while [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I freelanced for a while and ended up doing a lot of work for the Bee Gees in Florida , for Andy Gibb in particular . |
| 2 | I thought for a while and said that the only thing I could think of was that the British government did not — although it would have been slow to admit it — at that moment cut much ice with the South African government , but the United States government cut considerable ice . |
| 3 | I waited for a while but he did n't show any sign of appearing so I went outside . |
| 4 | We stopped for a while and , leaving Billy well secured outside with Pat , took our headlamps and torches and walked into the level . |
| 5 | He slept for a while and was roughly awakened as the door was flung open and Selkirk entered . |