Sentence examples for for a few while from inspiring English sources

The phrase 'for a few while' is not correct or usable in written English
A few is used as an adjective to describe nouns, so the phrase should be 'for a while.' For example: She wanted to take a break, so she stepped away from her work for a while.

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Housing has become an investment opportunity for a few, while for many more it is a constant source of anxiety, insecurity and debt.

In the hands of a capitalist élite, supported by governments in most cases, the machine became an instrument for the creation of huge profits for a few, while the majority toiled long hours.

The Tories and Republicans "think you can just cut your way to prosperity" but the net result of that approach is "accelerate the trend lines which are to the aggregation of great wealth for a few while everyone else struggles.

I don't kid myself about the unenlightened and even cruel ways capitalism has been practiced by many companies: accumulating wealth for a few while paying most employees subsistence wages; fighting regulation while blithely degrading the environment; avoiding taxes and ignoring responsibilities for the communities in which they're based.

Today we are shifting into another new age -- this one of advanced technologies that are rendering obsolete more and more job skills, creating vast wealth for a few while leaving millions idle or underemployed.

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They are sworn to work for all of us, but work for just a few, while hanging the rest out to dry….they are not earning their pay.

These floating bookshelves are on sale today for only $11.50 -- snag a few while they last!

Just lie there while he mumbles "holy shit" to himself for a few hours while you fall asleep.

They may also forage while walking, usually covering the same area repeatedly, pausing for a few seconds while slowly moving a foot to take a new step.

She lived in Nashville for a few months while working for the Gore campaign.

She taught at TSU for a few years, while also working at a Russian NGO.

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