Example sentences of "they [verb] for a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | They lay for a while catching their breath , then returned to Nettles . |
| 2 | They lay for a while , their hands lightly clasped , each deeply engrossed in their own thoughts . |
| 3 | They argued for a while . |
| 4 | They conferred for a while , then George returned to the train , and the train went quietly on its way . |
| 5 | In another uneasy silence , they ate for a while , and when the wine-waiter brought a bottle of white Californian wine she felt too preoccupied to refuse when Guy poured some into her glass . |
| 6 | This steered them away , as I had meant it to , and they talked for a while longer , then fell silent , enjoying the warmth and the view . |
| 7 | They talked for a while about London and about the alterations which Topaz was making at Stone Towers . |
| 8 | They talked for a while longer before Coffin put down the receiver and returned to look out of the window . |
| 9 | She and Marcus looked at me , she shrugged and they talked for a while . |
| 10 | They chatted for a while longer , then Mrs Lennox and Susan set about packing , getting ready for the next day 's evacuation . |
| 11 | They chatted for a while , bringing each other up to date . |
| 12 | They watched for a while longer . |
| 13 | The man counts the money and they argue for a while , Tod saying nine hundred , the man saying seven , then the man saying six while Tod holds out for a thou , and so on . |
| 14 | They browsed for a while through the streets . |
| 15 | After crossing the dock channel by way of the lock gates catwalk , they paused for a while watching and listening to the bedlam of noise from the riveting guns as the shipyard men worked on a small coastal tanker in the dry dock . |
| 16 | They paused for a while in the Welsh marches , where Garvey commissioned the building of a pageant . |
| 17 | They slept for a while , they got the other bottle , they swam , they talked and sighed , Jessica scanned the Fahan shore for a friendly sail , they slept again . |
| 18 | He returned the embrace and they relaxed for a while in the comfort and safety of each other . |
| 19 | He took off his glasses and put his arms around her waist , and they stood for a while facing one another . |
| 20 | They sat for a while in thoughtful silence while the shower passed from the surface of the lake and the light hiss of the rain ceased . |