Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] for [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least the manager did n't pounce on me just because I shut my eyes for a few moments . ’ |
| 2 | I picked up the file and stood with it in my hands for a few minutes before deciding whether to examine its contents . |
| 3 | They talked about their plans for a few minutes . |
| 4 | Betty and George found their support in the local day centre , Jill from a relative 's support group and Gladys through a care attendant scheme that relieved her responsibilities for a few hours each day . |
| 5 | The Happy Mondays may have been all too willing to sell their souls for a few column inches , but watching Shaun gaze at the floor ‘ uhming ’ and ‘ aahing ’ , struggling to get his brain into gear , I feel like a voyeur . |
| 6 | A soaking bumblebee crawled over a thistle-bloom , vibrated its wings for a few seconds and then flew away down the field . |
| 7 | But they admit that these babies had not achieved complete and independent toileting as they could only hold on to their eliminations for a few minutes and needed help to undress and get on the potty . |
| 8 | For suppose that he , tired as he must be , closes his eyes for a few moments . |
| 9 | The vicar says he 'll can live of his savings for a few weeks , but if there 's still no escape from the dole he 'll have to return to Greece . |
| 10 | He patted his pockets for a few moments . |
| 11 | Everything he owned just to have it in his hands for a few hours . |
| 12 | If she missed his letters for a few days , she would probably stop taking him for granted . |
| 13 | After listening to it on his headphones for a few minutes , Syrian George stopped the tape , looked Mikalis up and down and turned to Coleman . |