Example sentences of "she [verb] for a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | She read for a while , trying to close her mind to the sounds from the galley , the picture of Fen enjoying his supper and — simply — any pictures of Fen at all . |
| 2 | She sits for a while beside them , her arm laid alongside the nightlight on the table ; the shoe of the Old Woman , with a pink bulb inside , lifts the shadows in a comforting way . |
| 3 | But on the way she noticed a crowd listening to a preacher and she stopped for a while to join them . |
| 4 | She wandered for a while under the climbing roses and clematis , coiled over wooden trellises to make shady walkways . |
| 5 | Her limbs were cold , as though a freezing mixture had seeped into her bones , and she soaked for a while , letting the heat invade her pores . |
| 6 | She worked for a while in a shop , then she began to have trouble with her eyes and took in work at home . |
| 7 | She thought for a while , then crossed out ‘ journey ’ the second time and wrote in ‘ trip ’ , so as not to repeat herself . |
| 8 | She listened for a while , heard the low murmur of the TV . |
| 9 | Hands linked behind her head , she lay for a while thinking over the extraordinary events of the day . |
| 10 | She waited for a while , then she undressed and climbed into bed , the coat thrown over the top to add extra warmth . |
| 11 | Perhaps , if she waited for a while , Christine might come to her again . |
| 12 | She had for a while become a Monotype operator , on one of the " women 's machines " , and also remembers " trying to do imposition " and doing a little display work in one mainly jobbing firm where she worked for a short time . |
| 13 | She pondered for a while , then , as the traffic towards Seabourne became heavier , she abandoned the subject and concentrated on her driving . |
| 14 | She considered for a while before answering . |
| 15 | She sat for a while , becoming quieter , breathing deeply , ceasing to tremble . |
| 16 | She sat for a while , checking an anguish which made her want to sob . |
| 17 | She sat for a while , the inevitable cigarette burning out in the ashtray . |
| 18 | But she seemed to fidget him ; he would let her stay for a while and then say , ‘ Run along , duckie , ca n't you see I 'm busy ? ’ |
| 19 | Perhaps her mother would agree to her returning for a while to Framlingham … |
| 20 | I sat with her , gave her my drink bottle , stuffed her with glucose and encouraged her to rest for a while . |
| 21 | Allow him or her to rest for a while to ‘ come round ’ in their own time . |