Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv prt] for a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |
| 2 | Well if they come round to ours this year I 'll invite them in I 'll take them to my basement and I 'll lock 'em up for a few days . |
| 3 | We 'd sure love to put you up for a few days . ’ |
| 4 | We 're going to put him up for a few days . |
| 5 | If you leave the vehicle , the heat from the engine soaks into the carb and thaws it out for a few more miles . |
| 6 | She measures out her guarded replies to him in neat , carefully checked words , as once she had suggested , from the top of the steps outside their front door , that Millie might like to invite me in for a few minutes . |
| 7 | She may , for example , lay it down for a few seconds while she opens the entrance to her hole . |
| 8 | Endill thought it over for a few moments . |
| 9 | A few stragglers kept it up for a few seconds , then there was nothing . |
| 10 | In the past a Welsh dealer had brought ponies and kept them on the moors at Hartshead to fatten them up for a few weeks prior to the fair , and Mr Rawson had often helped to drive them from there to Lee Gap . |
| 11 | ‘ I was hoping Kenny could put me up for a few days until I 'd sorted things out with my parents . |
| 12 | If he insists on calling back , ask him to hold on , and then play a blaring radio down the receiver — that should put him off for a few days . |
| 13 | It 's a wonderful opportunity , please do n't discard it out of hand because of pride or pique , just think it over for a few days and let me know your decision when you are ready . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ So you can tap her up for a few quid petrol money , eh ? |
| 15 | Scotsmen , Englishmen , and Welshmen joined with local fighters like Spider Kelly , Jackie Quinn , and Rinty Monaghan to slug it out for a few pounds . |
| 16 | I had thrown away my chances in life , pawned them off for a few cheap thrills . |