Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [verb] for a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without showing any sign of emotion he stood for a while at the head of the bier . |
| 2 | Whenever there is a puzzling development in physics which seems for a while to put in question our basic understanding , you will hear someone say " I have the feeling that it 's 1925 all over again . " |
| 3 | The return to normality after the Angelus hush made him feel that the all-seeing spirit which had for a while hovered doubtfully over his actions had now moved on . |
| 4 | Shortly before dawn I slept for a while on top of the wheelhouse . |
| 5 | When James left school he worked for a while with his father . |
| 6 | Out in the street he stood for a while , obstructing the pavement . |