Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for [art] [adj] while " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the early structure plans were extraordinarily ambitious in their scope : land use plans promised just for a little while to become all-embracing social , economic and ‘ physical ’ documents , with a further clear relationship to transportation matters . |
| 2 | The paths of two lives , or three to be exact , came together for a little while and then separated . |
| 3 | A spokeswoman for the Guides Association said yesterday : ‘ She worked here for a short while and I suppose it was just a job to her . ’ |
| 4 | Hayman thought deeply for a long while before making up his mind . |
| 5 | All went well for a short while , but then his childhood respiratory problems returned . |