Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this merely delayed for a while the inevitable . |
| 2 | The B film was a Western starring Randolph Scott , and when that was over he would watch Jane Russell again , and somewhere in between he would eat his boiled egg and perhaps sleep for a while . |
| 3 | He felt tempted to continue through the village to visit the young Prince at Woodstock Palace but , considering what he had just learnt , thought he had better wait for a while . |
| 4 | The idea of doing some private nursing , then perhaps travelling for a while , had stayed in the back of her mind during the days since that disastrous exchange with Deana in the cafeteria , and a small voice kept saying inside her , ‘ Perhaps you should . |
| 5 | No — this was still the interior of the Drum , its walls stained with smoke , its floor a compost of old rushes and nameless beetles , its sour beer not so much purchased as merely hired for a while . |
| 6 | Salisbury looks good enough to stay for a while , although he briefly gives Sussex once again two players with three initials who have each played for England only once , the other being A.C.S. Pigott . |
| 7 | He long jumped for a while before concentrating solely on sprinting 200 metres : he clocked 22.8 seconds in his first year and reduced this to 21. 13 seconds , his personal best , making him the club 's number one until the rise in form of Mike MacFarlane . |
| 8 | I was n't going to court to get the order reduced , just stopped for a while until I get a job . |
| 9 | ‘ Let's just wait for a while , eh ? |
| 10 | Just relax for a while . ’ |
| 11 | He just sat for a while in a sort of communal TV room with a few old loons . |
| 12 | Even when he raised his face open-eyed to the altar the silence still continued for a while . |
| 13 | His musculature still spasmed for a while . |
| 14 | If my memory serves me correctly , he had also worked for a while in the office of a chartered accountant , but to no avail . |
| 15 | I also think we 've got a certain accessibility in our performance that people have n't really seen for a while : we 're willing to perform . ’ |
| 16 | Children who have had happy , loving and stable early experiences will when hurt simply weep for a while to relieve the hurt , then get on with life . |
| 17 | Women 's periods are often affected : they may become very heavy , lose their regularity , or even disappear for a while . |
| 18 | It is not possible to simply stagnate for a while ; and it is our choices and decisions which largely determine whether we are growing . |
| 19 | He was even engaged for a while to Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert , but she ditched him and married New York actor Bo Brinkman instead . |
| 20 | The Council became a genuinely learning process , and once the name of the game had been defined as aggiornamento , once ecumenical understanding and co-operation with other Christians had been moved from the presupposition of ‘ dangerous ’ to that of ‘ Christian ’ and ‘ highly desirable ’ , there developed for a while a new logic which could not easily be denied . |
| 21 | They had a cup of tea , then chatted for a while longer while Belinda made the kedgeree and Mr Jones washed the dishes , then the latter said with a grimace , ‘ I 've got to go now too , love . |
| 22 | I think this is all maybe go for a while |
| 23 | " Yes , I just popped them in there to roast for a while , They 're delicious that way . " |
| 24 | He was heading for the North Sea coast , which he would cross near Terschelling then follow for a while before turning in for the approach to Aalborg . |
| 25 | I closed the door and propped a piece of wood against it , then stood for a while , letting my eyes adjust to the gloom and my mind to the feel of the place . |
| 26 | And I lay back in the cradling pouch-seat , enjoying the feeling of being safe and relaxed — and financially secure for a while , with that fee safely tucked away in my Fedbank account . |
| 27 | I 've been back now and again to stay for a while , hoping it would all work out . |
| 28 | I have also included a flicker in the path of the arrow to suggest that the harder choice was actually contemplated for a while . |