Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] there for [art] few " in BNC.

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1 She sat there for a few seconds , then heard a voice softly calling her name .
2 They stood there for a few more seconds , staring at each other .
3 He sat there for a few minutes .
4 He sat there for a few moments inhaling the smoke .
5 The sudden change of colour on the wall had upset its sense of direction and it buzzed about angrily and eventually it came into the porch where I was sitting and it stayed there for a few minutes and then went outside searching the wall again for the entrance .
6 He remained there for a few seconds then slowly got to his feet and moved to the door leading into the hallway .
7 He stood there for a few moments .
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