Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] for a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | We were in Stratford for the summer , but I went down to Hampshire for a few weeks to do some business for Will about some sheep . |
| 32 | 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 . |
| 33 | Yeah , you could pop up to Scotland for a few days . |
| 34 | Paddy Mayne 's veteran A Squadron returned from the Great Sand Sea to Kufra for a few days in mid-November , having successfully raided airfields around Gazala , familiar territory from the past . |
| 35 | We 'll be going to London for a few days next month to find suitable premises , so I 'll be able to go down and see Mum and Dad and the children . |
| 36 | He was probably always nipping down to Underwoods for a few grams of thallium . |
| 37 | After had been at U.C.L. for a few months , the C.R.C . |
| 38 | Having worked at Billingham for a few years he was appointed as a commissioning engineer for an ammonia plant in Canada before moving in 1985 to manage the leading concept ammonia [ LCA ] plant at Severnside , Avonmouth . |
| 39 | The Duke stared at Sharpe for a few seconds , then flinched at the blood which was caked on the Rifleman 's jacket . |