Example sentences of "[verb] for [adv] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A thousand feet on the QNH in solid cloud and driving rain ‘ somewhere near Maidenhead ’ is not a good place for a young pilot to be — especially with less than eighty hours flying time , no ratings , and in an aeroplane flown for only a few hours beforehand . |
| 2 | Just 1,000 feet on the QNH in solid cloud and driving rain ‘ somewhere near Maidenhead ’ is not a good place for a young pilot to be , especially one with less than eighty hours flying time , no ratings , and in an aeroplane flown for only a few hours beforehand ! |
| 3 | From forty thousand pounds worth of designer garden to patio displays for just a few pounds — there 's something for everyone . |
| 4 | I had been walking for only a few minutes when I was surprised to see Miss Stapleton sitting on a rock ahead of me . |
| 5 | But he meant this to come for only a few days , not for an indefinite stay . |
| 6 | Although adults can wait for an expected reward , for example until the end of the month for their salary , pre-school children can not wait for even a few hours . |
| 7 | Some may bloom for only a few weeks , but their display is beautiful . |
| 8 | For some other companies it is uneconomic to open for just a few days between bank holidays . |
| 9 | The mines at Sar-i-Sang were situated at over 8,500 feet and could be operated for only a few months in the year . |
| 10 | But most MEPs say the parliament should be in Brussels where they have their offices , and have signed a lease-buy deal on a £171 million debating chamber in Brussels which involves a legal obligation of annual rent of £16.7 million and will now be used for just a few hours each year . |
| 11 | As the appliances will be used for quite a few years , perhaps under changing circumstances as couples have children , it 's important to look ahead and not just buy the cheapest model to save a few pounds . |
| 12 | Nor did they make any serious efforts to derive income from a huge fixed asset , which was used for only a few hours a week . |
| 13 | It was after ten o'clock , and he would be quite right to disapprove , if it were n't for the fact that , in spite of appearances , she had slept for only a few hours last night . |
| 14 | To coincide with the Year of the Maze , Chatsworth 's famous yew labyrinth is being opened for just a few days during the year , the next openings being on August 18 and September 15 . |
| 15 | These played for only a few minutes at a time . |
| 16 | In the first months , when hostilities were expected to last for only a few months , party activity was hardly affected at all . |
| 17 | Jenna knew she would feel trapped — she had known for quite a few days — but she was not about to tell Alain Lemarchand that , and she was just gathering her thoughts to answer when Marguerite called from the hall . |
| 18 | Apollinaris survived for only a few months , and on his death Theuderic had Quintianus installed as bishop , apparently on the grounds that the saint had been driven from Rodez because of his loyalty to the Frankish king . |
| 19 | Hayes Machine Knitting Club has been running for quite a few years now and welcomes new members . |
| 20 | The message that one can gain for just a few pence , by smoking , something that a Liz Taylor or a Julia Roberts with all their millions have can be seductive — and it is being deliberately promoted . |
| 21 | Although the scheme was run for only a few weeks , more than 1,000 pairs of spectacles were collected from BNFL sites . |
| 22 | The embrace lasts for only a few seconds as the eggs are expelled immediately and fertilised by the male . |
| 23 | Turner from St Michael 's Mission to the Blind , who had been attacked by dacoits a few days earlier and left for dead a few miles out of Shwebo . |
| 24 | Quick action is vital , since anyone who stops breathing can usually live for only a few minutes without help . |
| 25 | That lasted for only a few moments ; it was a perfect death . |
| 26 | The Russian Federation is a new state , which has existed for only a few months . |
| 27 | By contrast , some of the smallest features seen have lasted for only a few hours . |
| 28 | But whereas they had been held for just a few years by his grandfather and father , they were in royal hands for thirty-one of the last forty years of Edward III 's reign , from 1337 to 1360 and then from 1369 onwards to the end of the century . |
| 29 | Officers expect to strike for only a few hours , and Association leaders will meet later this week to finalise the details . |
| 30 | It was good to be able to demonstrate that I did know something about handling animals even though I had been qualified for only a few months . |