Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] for a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Central Office tried to keep the local parties alive , for the party truce was only renewed for a few months at a time and parliament was prolonged beyond its five-year term only for a few months at a time too . |
| 2 | They then worked on the script together for a few months before joining Peckinpah in England , where he was busy with pre-production . |
| 3 | ‘ I need your help just for a few minutes . |
| 4 | The British Museum was still one unit , containing both natural history and works of art , and there were posts there for a few naturalists . |
| 5 | The sergeant thought Blanche would be tired after the tension of the previous hour or two , and he expected Blanche to sit at her desk quietly for a few minutes . |
| 6 | Roll the cake up towards that end and hold in place just for a few minutes . |
| 7 | Bought in an English street market thirty years ago for a few shillings , a hitherto unidentified still-life by Luis Melendez ( 1716–1780 ) was sold at Bonhams on 10 December for £850,000 ( $1.36 million ) . |
| 8 | It seemed , as her mother would have said , ‘ a crime ’ to waste a beautiful afternoon in a stuffy cinema , but she might be able to shed her troubles there for a few hours . |
| 9 | Then ignore the puppy entirely for a few minutes , emphasizing that no further play will follow under these circumstances . |
| 10 | He watched her face as she scanned the street and the square ahead for a few seconds and then moved on . |
| 11 | They rolled around on the ground together for a few moments and then the boy 's mother came out and gave him Sergeant 's leash . |
| 12 | He became convinced that his nose was deformed and saw another analyst regularly for a few months , but he recovered — at least until the next lot of symptoms after he rejected her advice and interpretations and simply told himself to stop thinking about his nose so much . |
| 13 | Edouard said he 'd been obliged to keep an elderly English woman there for a few days , but she 'd been slipping out . ’ |
| 14 | Today she 's come to a pre admissions clinic just for a few hours . |
| 15 | When I was in Jordan in nineteen sixty five studying Arabic , I helped the Save The Children Fund operation there for a few months and this was undoubtedly one of the most enjoyable and interesting short periods of my life and I look back on it with great warmth and affection and as your Royal Highness knows , it happens also that many , many years ago before you were our president , my father occupied your office and I therefore come to this meeting today with some knowledge of the fund 's activities and with great admiration and respect for all the that the fund has achieved . |
| 16 | A number of retail outlets will allow you to take a rug home for a few days so that you can see it in the context of your home , and this simple precaution can not be recommended too strongly . |
| 17 | Such meetings will also have a social function , bringing agents together for a few days to exchange ideas , discuss common problems and be made to feel part of the company . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , ’ said Li Shai Tung , brightening , ‘ why not take Jelka there for a few weeks ? ’ |