Example sentences of "for what [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sat for what seemed a long time in the cold darkness , breathing shallowly , not moving at all , just waiting , and eventually there was a lightening of the shadows and a luminosity in the wood , and the moon rose clear and bright in the east . |
| 2 | Ruth waited for what seemed a long time . |
| 3 | I waited , cold and tired , in his room for what seemed a very long time . |
| 4 | He listened in silence for what seemed a longer period than normal , then she heard him speak . |
| 5 | She talked to me for what seemed a very long time . |
| 6 | We stood there , all four of us , in silence for what seemed a very long time . |
| 7 | He took the instrument and listened to Sandy 's heart for what seemed a long time . |
| 8 | He looked at her for what felt a long time , seemed about to say something more , but in the end let the moment pass . |
| 9 | For example there is a local , laboratory , personal , cultural , peer group , arbitrary criterion established for what constitutes a tolerable , i.e. not dangerous , maximal stimulus and response . |
| 10 | Mr Chairman thank you for inviting me to speak and I think there 's a preliminary for what to get a member of the Committee to propose the resolution and second it . |