"while" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

while sustantivo

while + verbo

Kolokacji: 15

while trying • while keeping • while watching • while looking • while maintaining • ...

verbo + while

Kolokacji: 21

take a while • get in a while • update for a while • lie for a while • sit for a while • ...

Kolokacji: 1

Grup znaczeniowych: 3

(1) take, get, lie, sit, make, ...

Kolokacji: 13

(2) update, talk, watch, say, smile

Kolokacji: 5

1. update for a while = aktualizacja przez chwilę update for a while

2. talk for a while = rozmawiaj przez chwilę talk for a while

3. watch for a while = popatrz przez chwilę watch for a while

4. say after a while = powiedz po chwili say after a while

5. smile the while = uśmiechać się podczas gdy smile the while

She bowed and retreated into the house, smiling all the while.
He was probably capable of wringing a man's neck, smiling all the while.
He looked on Heron now, smiling to himself the while with perfect satisfaction.
He slowly backed away from me, smiling all the while, saying that the film "had a good heart."
And he just handed it right over, smiling all the while, Gods.
She must smile all the while and speak gaily when anyone addressed her.
He began to tighten his grip, smiling all the while.
The boy pointed to the dog, then made the gesture, smiling all the while.
She cut back her work hours to four a day and was right there puttering around the house with him, smiling all the while.
His eyes shifted to the girl who stood quietly before them, smiling all the while.

(3) live, think, know

Kolokacji: 3

adjetivo + while

Kolokacji: 5

little while • short while • long while • good while • great while

preposición + while

Kolokacji: 5

for a while • after a while • in a while • worth one's while • between whiles

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