Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] while " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went out and Sisteradmission-ward came in for a short while , and we reconstructed the story . |
| 2 | Anyway , he waffled on for a little while about everything that did n't matter and then … ’ she swallowed ‘ … then he got down to it and told me about everything that did . ’ |
| 3 | I popped in for a short while to the Scottish Gallery in Cork Street , to see the most recent sculptures by Gerald Laing . |
| 4 | The sing-song lumbered along for a little while but it appears that the ‘ Ball of Kirriemuir ’ has been removed from the Examination Syllabus . |
| 5 | We fell out for a little while but I mean , playing loud but I mean upstairs is fine . |
| 6 | And that 'll get the inside of that sorted out for a wee while again young William . |
| 7 | If so , it is clear that he gave up after a short while , returned to E ( which needed a fresh set of running titles before printing could resume ) and finished it off regardless . |
| 8 | He was strong , crawled about for a short while and walked quite strongly at ten months . |