Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv] for [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bryn 's mouth worked silently for a few seconds . |
| 2 | The boy fought wildly for a few seconds but then his right arm was bent back behind him until he called out in the most desperate agony he had ever known . |
| 3 | The opening ‘ The Basement ’ is most disturbing , Blood explaining what can happen when your parents go away for a few months and leave you with your crippled sister : ‘ It started out with spankings with the neighbour looking on/She paid her daughter 's boyfriend who would whip me all night long … ’ |
| 4 | The opening ‘ The Basement ’ is most disturbing , Blood explaining what can happen when your parents go away for a few months and leave you with your crippled sister : ‘ It started out with spankings with the neighbour looking on/She paid her daughter 's boyfriend who would whip me all night long … ’ |
| 5 | Dona Marguerita coughed wheezily for a few moments before resuming the interview . |
| 6 | Rose drove silently for a few minutes . |
| 7 | Jessamy stood there for a few moments , staring at his retreating back . |
| 8 | Brian sits reflectively for a few moments … |
| 9 | A dreadful pregnancy or birth that produces a healthy baby can make it difficult for a mother to allow her baby to cry even for a few minutes . |
| 10 | After a time the goat disappeared , and its place was taken by some hens , and these hens I looked after when , as quite often happened , their mistress went away for a few days . |
| 11 | The Threarah waited politely for a few moments and then he said , " Well , now , and what ought we to do about it , I wonder ? |
| 12 | The jeep driver was pleased at the opportunity to get away for a few hours and we set off about 3 p.m. , arriving in the area of the Highland Division a short time later , after following their divisional signs along the country lanes . |
| 13 | Rose begged him to think of a plan , and the doctor thought hard for a few minutes , frowning fiercely . |