Example sentences of "[adv] for a few [noun pl] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should be all right for a few moments as it is deeper water ; we can then make for the beach , hopefully avoiding the big dumping surf . ’ |
| 2 | The Captain and his wife proved so hospitable that Ricky stayed on for a few days after Minton left to stay with Paul ( ‘ Odo ’ ) Cross and Angus Wilson at their home Rio Chico at Ocho Rios . |
| 3 | It 's only for a few minutes till I buy these and then you can have a turn at walking . |
| 4 | Brush more gently for a few days until the gums become healthy again . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | She may , for example , lay it down for a few seconds while she opens the entrance to her hole . |
| 7 | And the animals were certainly in for a few surprises as our team of ten raced by wearing bright yellow ‘ Wimpey Worldwide ’ T-shirts and hard hats . |
| 8 | Andy had n't meant any more than his pressing need to stay in for a few weeks till he had made more headway with his revision . |
| 9 | But if we wait patiently for a few picoseconds until the charges rearrange themselves there will be no further motion and the problem belongs to the realm of electrostatics . |
| 10 | Innumerable country spires turn bronze amid newly ploughed fields of copper , just for a few moments before the ball disappears . |
| 11 | Yes , just for a few questions if you 've gathered your thoughts together . |
| 12 | She made a mental note to check the tariff later with the receptionist — there would be little point in living so comfortably for a few weeks if the bill swallowed most of her wages at the end of it . |
| 13 | Dip this end into hormone rooting powder while it is still moist from the cut so that some powder adheres , shake or tap off the surplus and lay it aside for a few minutes while the others are being prepared . |
| 14 | He gazed calmly for a few seconds before he lifted his hand in greeting . |
| 15 | We actually split up for a few days because his mother sent a Christmas card to him and not to me . |
| 16 | ‘ I was hoping Kenny could put me up for a few days until I 'd sorted things out with my parents . |
| 17 | She thought carefully for a few moments before she said , ‘ Silas — are n't you being unreasonable and somewhat unfair to both yourself and to Doreen ? ’ |
| 18 | So this morning the fat little chap in the long white coat who was sorting us out in the Dean 's Office said I 'd better come along here for a few days until they got me organized with another partner . |
| 19 | There is no reason why you should not have a weekly reward for remaining the same weight , at least for a few months after you have attained your ideal shape . |
| 20 | ‘ = and they were going to stay there for a few weeks until their faces were off the front pages and they could tiptoe away . |
| 21 | The pump ‘ pinned us there for a few seconds before the other lads got it off ’ . |