Example sentences of "[prep] them for a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The implied criticism hung in the air between them for a few moments . |
| 2 | Silence fell between them for a few steps , then he said , his tone slightly different , ‘ I 've heard on the grapevine that you came to Glasgow from Heymouth , and that you were involved in the disaster there last August . ’ |
| 3 | If the wife is unable to take a nap in the afternoon when the children are napping , then possibly there is someone who could look after them for a few hours at least one day a week for her to regain her strength . |
| 4 | A daughter may start by doing the shopping or going to sit with them for a few hours . |
| 5 | Until commissioned to write this feature , I had never used liquid acrylics and , having now worked with them for a few weeks , I must report that I am completely sold on this exciting medium . |
| 6 | At the same time he supposedly played really well in these matches and got an offer from Juve to stay with them for a few weeks this winter . |
| 7 | Seventeenth August — visited No. 4 Commando ( French Troop ) and decided to remain with them for a few days , due mainly to their hospitality and the change of scene . |
| 8 | We went in to the University and met up with Ian Jamieson , who invited us to come and stay with them for a few days . |
| 9 | He peered across the tavern , watching a group of men busy baiting a relic-seller who claimed he had Aaron 's beard in a sack and was prepared to sell it to them for a few coins . |
| 10 | ‘ You can tell if their attitude 's right just by talking to them for a few minutes , ’ he says . |
| 11 | There had been a stray mongrel whom they had named Herbert , with a large uncoordinated body and look of lugubrious disapproval who had attached himself to them for a few weeks and whose voracious appetite for dog-meat and biscuits had had a ruinous effect on the housekeeping . |
| 12 | A solution is to make the following adjustments and stick to them for a few days while the body clock follows the lead given by your altered life-style . |