Example sentences of "[v-ing] for a [adj] while " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah but what I 'm saying is erm the orange disk was flashing for a long while before the buzzer |
| 2 | And their arousal is so intense that if the owl finally departs they will still go on mobbing for a long while afterwards , as though they can not calm down to a normal level of activity until some considerable time has passed . |
| 3 | We continued climbing for a short while and were soon at the highest point of our walk . |
| 4 | You , you ha you establish a rapport of listening for a little while to whatever it is that they 've got to say , and their troubles and their anxieties and I was n't happy that |
| 5 | After deliberating for a little while , the priest selected one and carried it towards the fire . |
| 6 | That 'll keep her going for a wee while . |
| 7 | Th keep that going for a wee while again . |
| 8 | There we are , that 'll keep you going for a wee while longer James . |
| 9 | This arrangement keeps them going for a little while . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh well , that should keep you going for a little while . ’ |
| 11 | I stood staring for a long while . |
| 12 | Thus , there 's the tip-toeing blues of ‘ Last Swallow ’ which allows Justin 's spruced-up Nick Cave intonation to give a would-be sea shanty a good kicking and suggests the Westies ' imagination is sufficient to keep them running for a good while yet . |
| 13 | Thus , there 's the tip-toeing blues of ‘ Last Swallow ’ which allows Justin 's spruced-up Nick Cave intonation to give a would-be sea shanty a good kicking and suggests the Westies ' imagination is sufficient to keep them running for a good while yet . |
| 14 | But you 've only been skiing for a short while . |
| 15 | A cold spell simply halts flowering for a little while . |