Example sentences of "[noun] for a few [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outside the wind grew even more savage and we cut short the one doomed attempt to raise the tent , retreating to the truck for a few minutes of poor slumber . |
| 2 | While Agassi and Sampras , with supreme pre-final confidence , had flown home from Frankfurt after the ATP Finals for a few days of relaxation in Florida before returning to Europe , Noah had taken his squad off to a Swiss tennis resort , where they trained for 6 hours a day , offered themselves for 30 minutes daily to the press for customary grilling and focussed wholly on the task in hand . |
| 3 | What makes them wait in seedy side rooms for a few moments of dangerous pleasure ? |
| 4 | Sometimes we need to reflect publicly , sometimes to provide space for a few moments of private reflection — this might mean the children sit quietly alone while the teacher asks questions which they respond to in their thoughts , or the reflection might take the form of a diary , or perhaps an " emotional map " charting the highs and lows of a journey/adventure/exploration . |
| 5 | A few farmers even managed to do very well out of the exorbitant prices charged to urban residents for a few mouthfuls of grain . |
| 6 | Brought down to prose by Falstaff for a few lines of word-play , Hal leaves him with another line of verse , marking the difference of ethos between them . |
| 7 | He was probably always nipping down to Underwoods for a few grams of thallium . |