Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [adj] while [prep] " 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 | 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 |
| 3 | So I just tagged along in his pickup truck happy to share for a little while in the spiritual life of his huge parish . |
| 4 | Fellow Hurricane PZ865 was grounded for a short while at Coningsby , while the Flight made every effort to meet their appearance commitments . |
| 5 | She clung to the picture of Mrs Rundle at home , for she had been a part of her home and the children had moored for a short while in the black harbour of her lap . |
| 6 | Butterflies spend a lot of their time sucking nectar from flowers , but occasionally you will see one settle for a short while on a leaf or stem , then fly away . |
| 7 | Let's now talk for a little while about the assignment . |
| 8 | So I had stood for a little while on the bridge and saluted as the ship went down after all . |
| 9 | I had not realized how close they had been but she grieved for a long while for the grandmother to whom she had felt close and in whom she had found it easy to confide . |
| 10 | Well it was when I 'd finished my midwifery training I certainly stayed on a little while in er in doing a bit of district work . |