Example sentences of "[noun] for a few [noun pl] [coord] " 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 | No I can understand her not having , not wanting kids for a few years but , ca n't you ? |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I had lived in a motor car for a few years and the rediscovery of my legs was painful . |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | Those who could live on savings for a few weeks or months were ‘ that rare class ’ . |
| 11 | Immerse the section , slab or plaquette in the reagent contained in a suitable dish or tray for a few seconds or until the yellow precipitate forms . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | WATCH receptionist/telephonist Ann Sheppard at work for a few minutes and productivity levels take on a whole new dimension . |
| 14 | They may also know of people seeking work for a few hours or days per week , perhaps to help out with the garden , or heavier household tasks , or shopping . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Before the 1965 Immigration Act , Mirpuri and Bengali families would send their sons to England for a few months or a few years at a time . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Periodically Utrillo was allowed out of the asylum for a few days and occasionally he escaped . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | So , too , are the increasing number of so-called closing down sales which often take place for a few days or weeks at the end of a shop lease . |
| 23 | Children with considerable learning problems were removed from mainstream classes for a few months and taught by a specially appointed additional teacher . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Some of the males were injected with morphine for a few days and some were given other drugs . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | I always turn them upside down or against the wall for a few months and then I might become curious and look again . |
| 29 | Afterwards I have a rest for a few days or go swimming ’ |
| 30 | That case is not expected to come to court for a few months and Dairy Crest wanted to stop him trading in the meantime . |