Example sentences of "[adv] for [art] few [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 So , the tree which from which bows used in the Battle of Agincourt could have been fashioned seems set to live on for a few more generations yet .
2 And so it went on for a few more minutes and then Anna returned , bearing a red packet labelled " Marlboro " .
3 We carried on for a few more yards , then retraced our steps down to the main level and back out into the sunshine .
4 The Steady State Theory floundered on for a few more years , being continually revised , but eventually its three proponents conceded defeat .
5 ‘ But if you carry on for a few more days on an unofficial basis , that 's your business .
6 I can go on for a few more days .
7 The weather was still warm and sunny , though , an Indian summer that looked like stretching on for a few more days yet .
8 But officials insist that Poland 's national telephone company , PTTP , will be protected only for a few more years and will then be left to go bankrupt if it can not compete against privately owned network operators .
9 ‘ We are both talking nonsense , let us continue to do so for a few more minutes .
10 Every broken marriage , every wrecked career must have one , in some form or another , and doubtless career and marriage might have drifted aimlessly on together for a few more years if the sea had been clear of Carlas , but it would have ended some time or other , and possibly with a lot more pain than there was now .
11 Just for a few more days ? ’
12 If you leave the vehicle , the heat from the engine soaks into the carb and thaws it out for a few more miles .
13 She 's expected to stay there for a few more days , as a precautionary measure .
14 They stood there for a few more seconds , staring at each other .
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