Example sentences of "he [verb] for a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next morning the humour in this wore decidedly thin , as Marshall in particular sent down bouncer after bouncer , unchecked by umpire Constant and apparently unconcerned at the damage he might do — such as badly bruising Fowler 's arm and causing him to retire for a while . |
| 2 | He rather thought he 'd let him stew for a while ; with the murder investigation on , he could n't get far — or he 'd be a fool to try , and Peckham was no fool . |
| 3 | He fought for a while , hence the strands of cord found under the finger nails , but he was murdered and left there to hang so others would think he had taken his own life . ’ |
| 4 | He thinks for a while . |
| 5 | He fussed for a while over a large teapot , pouring both of us outsize cups of tea . |
| 6 | Just outside Okehampton he stopped for a while . |
| 7 | He then passed on to Constantinople , where again he stopped for a while ; and on 23 January 1433 ( I Jumada II 836 ) he set out for Edirne . |
| 8 | He played for a while in a group called Meterzone who appeared mainly at student parties . |
| 9 | He drove for a while in silence . |
| 10 | pulls on his trunks then he swims for a while , gets out , takes off his trunks , puts his towel round himself , rubs himself , walks round the pool a couple of times and rubs himself |
| 11 | When James left school he worked for a while with his father . |
| 12 | He thought for a while about this . |
| 13 | He thought for a while , then said ‘ You know , I think I 'm getting a bit tired ; I think I need a holiday ’ . |
| 14 | Mathers twisted his head to pull off the bite he 'd taken ; he chewed for a while . |
| 15 | He listened for a while , and the silence of the house told him yes , again . |
| 16 | Better though that he simmered for a while , Carrie thought as she stirred the greens and tested the potatoes with a fork . |
| 17 | But after he browsed for a while staff in the Los Angeles shop , told Jacko , above , they were out of stock . |
| 18 | In the following year he won the 100 yards AAA title ; he had for a while reigned as the British number one high jumper . |
| 19 | He felt better than he had for a while , with hard work aching in his bones and the knowledge that he had decided what he must do at last . |
| 20 | He slept for a while and was roughly awakened as the door was flung open and Selkirk entered . |
| 21 | He paused for a while , before saying , ‘ We are prepared to give you a month 's trial . ’ |
| 22 | He paused for a while to compose himself then staggered down to the porter 's lodge . |
| 23 | He sat for a while without speaking , apparently debating how many of his thoughts to share . |
| 24 | Then he sat for a while on the aisle stand which was a box covering the auto-pilot , where he was able to look out through the nose . |
| 25 | He stayed for a while sitting exhaustedly as if loath to take up his burdens again , postponing the moment when he would have to go back to supporting everyone else . |
| 26 | He stayed for a while reflecting on what Fitzormonde had told him ; first , both Sir Ralph and Mowbray 's murders were connected to that terrible act of betrayal in Cyprus so many years earlier . |
| 27 | He stood for a while staring at them . |
| 28 | Without showing any sign of emotion he stood for a while at the head of the bier . |
| 29 | Out in the street he stood for a while , obstructing the pavement . |
| 30 | He stood for a while , watching the pyrotechnic chaos in the yard below , then moved slowly back into the banqueting hall . |