Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] on [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The roof goes on in a few tumultuous hours . |
| 2 | Afterwards the whole group stayed on for a few extra days . |
| 3 | The Steady State Theory floundered on for a few more years , being continually revised , but eventually its three proponents conceded defeat . |
| 4 | Asking the candidate to wait on for a few minutes . |
| 5 | The talking went on for a few moments then the sudden , all too familiar , sound of a mortar bomb leaving the barrel . |
| 6 | It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees . |
| 7 | This situation carried on for a few weeks , she would try to talk but always just ended up leaving some food on the step . |
| 8 | The Captain and his wife proved so hospitable that Ricky stayed on for a few days after Minton left to stay with Paul ( ‘ Odo ’ ) Cross and Angus Wilson at their home Rio Chico at Ocho Rios . |