Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] for a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As captain of Surrey for a dozen seasons , Fender was expert at making bricks without straw or , to be more precise , winning matches without bowlers on perfect Oval pitches . |
| 2 | The first team squad were then told to get out of Glasgow for a few days , prompting a rush for the airport . |
| 3 | ‘ I always pop into the Prince of Wales for a few bevvies when I leave here , so does Fred . |
| 4 | ‘ To me , it is just nice to get out of Leeds for a few weeks . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's only been working for Harry for a few weeks . |
| 6 | A hastily arranged challenge from Borders Roads Department led to a team from Lothian Highways heading for Kelso for a twenty overs a side match at the end of June . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He had also brought a chess manual , because he had heard that children could play chess brilliantly , but after ski-ing with Sam for a few days he decided that there was no call to be beaten by a five-year-old at two things at once . |
| 9 | He went out with Naomi for a few minutes and then it was my turn for a little chat . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | I 'd have to stay in Holyhead for a few nights . |
| 12 | She went into the hall , glad of anything that would take her mind from Dana for a few minutes . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Carruthers was appointed as District Geologist in charge and Dinham was also posted there from Scotland for a few years . |
| 15 | Meanwhile the end of the German campaign in Yugoslavia and Greece meant that many of the Luftwaffe units employed there were now being posted elsewhere , some of these stopping off in Sicily for a few days on their way back to Germany and undertaking a few missions over Malta . |
| 16 | Johnson was highly ranked but had been based in England for a few months under ten years . |
| 17 | I was in Sydney for a few weeks , and had an affair with a broad . |
| 18 | Have to be in Paris for a few days . |
| 19 | I had been in Styal for a few months and I kept putting in for an open prison , but they kept saying no . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , exactly — ’ she hrumphed some more — ‘ I said she was still going to be in Maidstone for a few days though we were thinking of moving her to a private hospital . |
| 21 | They 'll work in France for a few weeks at a time staying in hotels . |
| 22 | Why is it that mayors only existed in Lewes for a hundred years seeing it 's such an old town ? |
| 23 | Why is it that mayors only existed in Lewes for a hundred years , seeing it 's such an old town ? |
| 24 | Her mother 's not too well — she 's staying on in Hazelbury for a few days , ’ Leith speedily calmed his fears . |
| 25 | She could stay in Edinburgh for a few days longer , she said , until he was ready to go back . |
| 26 | Darwin settled down in London for a few years and became an active member of the Geological Society . |
| 27 | After chatting to Davidson for a few minutes longer , he went back to his office . |
| 28 | We went to Weston-super-Mare for a few days . |
| 29 | In January 1936 Edward went to Windsor for a few weeks . |
| 30 | When King George died in 1952. and Queen Mary died in 1961 , Edward returned to Windsor for a few days . |