Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [verb] a [adj] while " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can stay a little while , ’ she said . |
| 2 | Then : ‘ I 'spose you can stay a short while . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Often it can take a little while to melt down the pieces of ice to make drinking water . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |