Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] for a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , as he goes on listening for a few weeks , looking carefully at ever-new pictures of different cases , a tentative understanding will dawn on him ; he will gradually forget about the ribs and begin to see the lungs . |
| 2 | Now that 's settled can I carry on moping for a few hours more ? ’ |
| 3 | Langstone and Portsmouth harbours best bet for a few flounder , with Eastern Roadd , Porchester and the Oyster Beds top areas . |
| 4 | ‘ You wo n't be going back to work for a few days , I 'm afraid , Francisco . ’ |
| 5 | Dana did not reappear for a few days , and during that time I felt I was going mad . |
| 6 | The fact was that Charles gave up shooting for a few years because he had simply grown bored with it : it was too easy to blast away overfed birds frightened into the air by a band of beaters . |
| 7 | You see , when we went through the asteroid storm , I did n't watch for a few seconds . |
| 8 | Sir Stanley 's only regret is that he did n't play for a few years more . |
| 9 | ‘ I had not worked for a few months so I was ready to do something , ’ is how he explains his reasons for doing it . |
| 10 | He had n't shaved for a few days and a sickly smell clung to his clothes and hair . |
| 11 | There are about 3,000 bears there and they could be a hazard if they come out of the dens and have n't eaten for a few months . ’ |
| 12 | I have n't toured for a few years now , apart from the World Cup and I made that an exception because I felt we could go all the way and win it . ’ |