Converse of object

• wait: Looking after them may mean encouraging them to wait a while.

• take: They contain a number of pictures, animations and sound effects which may take a while to download if you have a slow modem.

• date: Linda was surprised ( they had only been dating a short while ).

Adjective modifier

• worth: I have to write that the wait was certainly worth while.

• short: A short while later he returned but only to threaten Roy with the police.

• little: A little while later she was back, saying that his wife would not come.

• long: Its a long while ago now, to think about that.

Modifies a noun

• loop: The default value for expression2 ( the while condition ) is 1 ( true ). Essentially, the for loop is a while loop.

• condition: The default value for expression2 ( the while condition ) is 1 ( true ). Essentially, the for loop is a while loop.

• researcher: Listen to the from the pacific while researchers struggle in the daytime.

Preposition: after

• lunch: Watched from veranda for a while after lunch - thought it was going to rain but didn't. m White-fronted Falconet from veranda.

Preposition: in

• silence: Silent Prayer Pray for a while in silence, thinking especially about God's love for us.

• hope: I hate Standard Life but will probably hold onto the shares for a while in the hope of a takeover bid.

• hand: Gerald Brenan died on January 19, 1987 while in the hands of the Spanish Medical Services who had undertaken to care for him.

Preposition: for

• urm: A sympathetic cyclist was stopped and questioned by police for a while for, urm, cycling.

• food: We waited quite a while for the food to arrive, but were happy to sit and chat in the relaxing surroundings.