Example sentences of "[noun] for a few [noun pl] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After the Smiths I had been playing the guitar for a few years and I was listening to things like Aztec Camera and Orange Juice . |
| 2 | Now actually Mill did put the his erm this proposal forward , he was a member of parliament for a few years and he was trying to get this discussed in parliament . |
| 3 | If you give yourself a shake , change your seating position slightly , open the clear vision panel for some fresh air , change hands on the stick for a few moments and have a sweet or drink , you can snap out of it and start to work normally again . |
| 4 | : Ma for a few years and recently we 've reassessed the doses and also we 've reassessed the risks so those two things together have caused us to express our concern and to advise the government what to do about it . |
| 5 | The first cultivators in Africa , as in all parts of the world , would farm a field for a few years and then , when its fertility began to drop , move on to an adjacent , or occasionally distant , area where high yields could be maintained for a similar period . |
| 6 | A couple of years ago I was staying in Malham for a few days and decided to set out one morning for Attermire by the old pack lane from Settle to Malham . |
| 7 | I had lived in a motor car for a few years and the rediscovery of my legs was painful . |
| 8 | So it can only be human failure I E that she was driving and just sort of lost her concentration for a few seconds and that was fatal |
| 9 | New sayings are on everyone 's lips for a few years and then for no reason they disappear , becoming as dead and as dated as the dodo . |
| 10 | WATCH receptionist/telephonist Ann Sheppard at work for a few minutes and productivity levels take on a whole new dimension . |
| 11 | However , I understand that , the other day , an English acrobat 's son came up to Scotland for a few hours and said that the whole thing was non-negotiable . |
| 12 | Periodically Utrillo was allowed out of the asylum for a few days and occasionally he escaped . |
| 13 | We have our little rule book and we let a woman come into the Guild for a few weeks and then she 's told the rules . |
| 14 | As always , we have to be prepared beforehand , and as we can not start the job without tools , this is the place for a few dos and don'ts . |
| 15 | Children with considerable learning problems were removed from mainstream classes for a few months and taught by a specially appointed additional teacher . |
| 16 | This year , however , there seemed to be more of them than usual , and one star , Barbra Streisand , stayed in town for a few days and had dinner with Janet Reno , the attorney-general . |
| 17 | Some of the males were injected with morphine for a few days and some were given other drugs . |
| 18 | After release the pigeon circles a few times around the release site for a few minutes and then flies off , usually in the approximate direction of its home loft . |
| 19 | The next day I decided to walk through the forest for a few miles and take the train to Strelsau from a little station along the road . |
| 20 | I always turn them upside down or against the wall for a few months and then I might become curious and look again . |
| 21 | That case is not expected to come to court for a few months and Dairy Crest wanted to stop him trading in the meantime . |
| 22 | 11 Dip the tin into hot water for a few seconds and turn on to a serving plate . |
| 23 | Failing that , should we put the grand EC official who is in charge of such policies — Mr. Legras — in a veal crate for a few weeks and see whether he changes his mind after that ? |
| 24 | In business they conferred with each other for a few minutes and then made their offer . |
| 25 | We stood eyeing each other for a few minutes and then to my amazement a jeep came up ; the farmer saw my problem and not only gave me a lift past the bull but took me right to the main road where the bike was . |
| 26 | Nancy Ball had only been with Hugo for a few months and it was much longer than that since Harriet had visited him at the office . |
| 27 | ‘ Stay in my flat for a few days and enjoy what you can of the Carnival . |
| 28 | ‘ Now , Roger , it 's obvious — you have worn that chain for a few days and it has left a mark . |
| 29 | ‘ We 'll never find her , ’ he told the girl , Anne , ‘ let's just hang about out of earshot for a few minutes and go back . ’ |
| 30 | When the smoke really thins out , thin blue smoke , rap on it , give the whole tin a shake and it 'll suddenly burst into thick smoke for a few minutes and it may do that again for a second time . |