Example sentences of "[noun] for a few [noun pl] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | No I can understand her not having , not wanting kids for a few years but , ca n't you ? |
| 2 | He 's expected to be off work for a few days but will be recalled for important Commons votes , including the Maastricht Treaty social chapter next Thursday . |
| 3 | They used the mill for silk manufacture for a few years but by 1860 ownership had passed to Samuel Long , who was also running Charfield Mills . |
| 4 | Jean or Jeannie Symonds was still working in Skinners in 1913 , left the trade for a few years but was readmitted in 1927 , so it seems safe to assume that she spent much of her working life in the printing trade and did not marry . |
| 5 | another driver says he came off in a field saw stars for a few seconds but he 's alright … |
| 6 | Patients have a sore throat for a few days but no other side effects . |
| 7 | The England midfielder added : ‘ I 've only been with Leeds for a few days but that 's long enough to know I 've made the right decision coming here . ’ |