Example sentences of "for a little while " in BNC.
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| 1 | Staying would also be impossible in the long run but that young man would let me stay for a little while — until the restaurant closed , anyway . |
| 2 | Neither of us spoke for a few moments , then she asked : ‘ Do you mind if I stay here for a little while ? ’ |
| 3 | Yesterday , in Tokyo , she indicated that she may be around for a little while longer than expected . |
| 4 | I know it will hurt for a little while , but I 'll get better , so why worry ? |
| 5 | So I just tagged along in his pickup truck happy to share for a little while in the spiritual life of his huge parish . |
| 6 | In Hebrews 2.9 we read : ‘ But we see Jesus , who for a little while was made lower than the angels , crowned with glory and honour because of the suffering of death , so that by the grace of God he might taste death for every one . ’ |
| 7 | For a little while it had amused him . |
| 8 | These emotions may disturb you for a little while , but they are simply a natural response to the trauma of death and they will usually pass with time . |
| 9 | And although I am now tired , very cold and extremely hungry — with a headache into the bargain ! — I am compelled to continue for a little while longer . |
| 10 | Every house he had visited had been littered with the things : no doubt looked at with pride for a little while , then becoming just another object to dust . |
| 11 | Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best ; but God disciplines us for our good , that we may share in his holiness . |
| 12 | When a bloke has been sexually excited , his ‘ love juices ’ tend to create a slight blockage in the urinary pipe for a little while . |
| 13 | ‘ Not really , dear , but she wo n't be over for a little while . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , I 'll come along for a little while to the bonfire , but do n't accept for me later . |
| 15 | It would be so much easier Elsie if there was not this huge amount of land separating us and if I could just talk to you for a little while face to face . |
| 16 | Maria objected strongly but Noreen had said it would only be for a little while until she went back to school in New York , now that Noreen had money enough to get them their own place . |
| 17 | Firing off a writ or an unfair dismissal application may make you feel better for a little while , but you should think carefully before launching yourself into a full-scale battle . |
| 18 | So I had stood for a little while on the bridge and saluted as the ship went down after all . |
| 19 | After deliberating for a little while , the priest selected one and carried it towards the fire . |
| 20 | They may invite one child at a time to come to visit or stay , and give each the luxury of being an ‘ only ’ for a little while . |
| 21 | Some fudge the issue by saying that the grandparent has gone away for a little while . |
| 22 | It is believed , as already mentioned , that one of the greatest pleasures for a child comes from the security it feels when it knows that it is loved , and it is the ability to withhold manifestations of that love for a little while , or threaten so to do , that provides a non-violent means of securing acquiescence when it is required . |
| 23 | She told the Herald that she would miss Le Court and probably be homesick for a little while but she wanted to spend more time with her husband and family . |
| 24 | After tea Susan played the piano for a little while . |
| 25 | I was there on my own , because the Yorkshire Television film crew had been positioned on the roof of the Palace , and would have been quite at a loss but a lady from the Yorkshire Post spotted me and kindly accompanied me for a little while . |
| 26 | You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes . ’ |
| 27 | But you belong at the Foundling Hospital and we were only able to borrow you for a little while . |
| 28 | The library staff can manage on their own for a little while , I 'm sure . ’ |
| 29 | The lights dim , the music starts , and just for a little while you journey into the past . |
| 30 | Things would quieten down for a little while and the huddles be reformed , but before long there was the crack of a whip and a pony and trap would dash down the field . |