Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [pron] for [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | She left her office at about five forty-five , saw Naylor 's Jaguar in the car park and went weak at the knees about him for a few seconds , then she determinedly got into her own car and drove home . |
| 2 | It would be a holiday to discard the worry of it for a few days . |
| 3 | Sister said she had no work for me for a few minutes , so I could direct traffic for her whilst she had a few words with Dr Jones . |
| 4 | He lay prone on top of her for a few moments then he rolled to one side , panting loudly , his breath slowly returning to normal . |
| 5 | She always did bring the water eventually , and to her cronies Mairi sometimes admitted she was glad to see the back of her for a few hours ; but that never weakened her tongue . |
| 6 | He rented me a projector , and because he wanted to retire sold his movies to me for a few pesetas a twelve-reeler . |
| 7 | But there was a post on the lonely road and sometimes if I was tired from hunting I would take stance on it for a few moments , to rest . |
| 8 | The implied criticism hung in the air between them for a few moments . |
| 9 | ‘ Did you think that I would make love to you for a few days and then let you walk out of my life without trying to get in touch ? ’ |
| 10 | " Hazel , " said Fiver , " could you come up on the bank with me for a few moments ? |
| 11 | We will just ask you can we have a look at it for a few days . |
| 12 | Whereupon I fell about in my chair at this with an effective simulacrum of sycophancy , then matadored the old charm around in front of him for a few minutes , and before you could say fundador Walt was on his knees begging me for the coup de grâce . |
| 13 | At the same time he supposedly played really well in these matches and got an offer from Juve to stay with them for a few weeks this winter . |