Example sentences of "a while [conj] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | A while since you two got together . ’ |
| 2 | Is it a while since you were at school here then ? |
| 3 | ‘ I would say it 's quite a while since you did any exercise . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ They have n't been involved for quite a while so you could n't really expect them to be picked , ’ said Thorstvedt , who is likely to be Norway 's last line of defence on October 14 . |
| 5 | They can have all the cleaning equipment ready for you , tidying and moving any light objects , as necessary , as their contribution to the exercise before your arrival , and then when the work is completed they will usually be very pleased if you have allowed time to sit down and have a cup of tea or a drink with them for a while before you leave . |
| 6 | ‘ I think you 'll have to wait a while before you get another chance to be captain . ’ |
| 7 | Oh we have n't read that for a while cos you read them to yourself now do n't you ? |
| 8 | as much as anything , but it 's only cos you 're writing a letter , and you say oh hello you writing a letter to mum , he says no I killed her to come here , you do n't put your foot in it a big way , but after a while because you know nobody there is nice it really makes a lot of difference people |
| 9 | Yeah but I mean you could leave it a while till you got some |
| 10 | Shelley warned her , ‘ I 'd advise you to stay here for a while until you feel stronger . ’ |
| 11 | You acknowledge their status and they 'll be quite happy to bask in reflected glory for a while as you say your piece . |
| 12 | The word WORKING will be displayed on the screen for a while and you will hear the disk spinning in the disk drive . |
| 13 | So , we if we our receptionist if we can say those are our key specifications , again it 's a loose idea this is not easy sometimes to look into it , partly because we 've been in our jobs for quite a while and you know we do n't , we can clarify it , but think about your subordinates and people that might be trained . |
| 14 | You live with them a while and you forget how a white person talks . " |
| 15 | In that case could you keep it going for a while if you 're out of a job ? |