Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adv] for [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hold them there for a few moments ( see Fig. 11 ) . |
| 2 | The pump ‘ pinned us there for a few seconds before the other lads got it off ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been seeing him regularly for a few months now . |
| 4 | ‘ You can leave him behind for a few days . ’ |
| 5 | Dip this end into hormone rooting powder while it is still moist from the cut so that some powder adheres , shake or tap off the surplus and lay it aside for a few minutes while the others are being prepared . |
| 6 | Otherwise , Kovacevich was well wide of the mark and if he respects this work he might contemplate putting it away for a few years before reconsidering its interpretation . |
| 7 | Leave it there for a few days , preferably in wet weather . |
| 8 | Similarly you could try shortening the meeting , holding it on a different day or suspending it altogether for a few weeks . |
| 9 | He left them there for a few days , checking that the wasps still kept returning to their burrows . |
| 10 | She left it there for a few seconds , then restored it to its previous position . |
| 11 | Lorimer eyed her intently for a few moments . |