Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [adv prt] for [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | We sailed into a murky , airless dawn veiled by the thin drizzle of a Scotch Mist , and I turned in for a few hours . |
| 2 | Sometimes Sheila got away from her family to come with her and she drove down for a few hours as well as now and again in the middle of the week . |
| 3 | There was wild thyme growing up here too , and as she lay back for a few blissful moments ' rest its delicate perfume assailed Robbie 's nostrils — another sensory memory to be stored away , she thought wistfully . |
| 4 | I got on before I could change my mind and we bounced around for a few minutes . |
| 5 | We carried on for a few more yards , then retraced our steps down to the main level and back out into the sunshine . |
| 6 | Richard and a few followers escaped downstream to Geoffrey de Rancon 's castle at Taillebourg while the bulk of his troops were driven back into the cathedral , where they held out for a few days . |
| 7 | He came up for a few days and stayed in Mackay 's Hotel in Ardallt . |
| 8 | He drove on for a few minutes , the headlights cleaving a way through the darkness . |
| 9 | He frowned down for a few moments at the damp patch on the matting at his feet , then he shook his head , as if ridding himself of some unwelcome thought , and looked up at me again . |
| 10 | He walked on for a few yards , stooped and picked something up . |
| 11 | He went out for a few moments and stood on the steps between the Greek pillars , looking in the direction of the Residency for any sign of movement . |
| 12 | And so it went on for a few more minutes and then Anna returned , bearing a red packet labelled " Marlboro " . |
| 13 | He found it incredibly rewarding and had a couple of momentous experiences of such excitement that he tried to recreate the excitement instead of going back to what caused it ( the old Orgasmic-Goal orientation — see Dr Ruth , pages 12 to 461 ) , so he gave up for a few years . |
| 14 | He sat down for a few moments to consider his position . |