Example sentences of "[adv] for a few [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would twitter on for a few sentences to get everyone else to give their opinions , then make a decision . |
| 2 | Whereas it is obvious that the launch must be abandoned anywhere near the ground , halfway up the launch it is reasonable to hold on for a few seconds to see if the speed picks up again . |
| 3 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 4 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 5 | At the summit cairn on Shunner Fell , we paused only for a few seconds to look towards Swaledale and back towards Mallerstang before moving on . |
| 6 | He sat down for a few moments to consider his position . |
| 7 | If Baldwin met Parliament , Lloyd George might keep the Conservatives in for a few weeks to humiliate them . |
| 8 | Such meetings will also have a social function , bringing agents together for a few days to exchange ideas , discuss common problems and be made to feel part of the company . |
| 9 | To the Frenchmen behind , they must look like a couple of young lovers — youngish , anyway — who had stepped outside for a few minutes to admire the sights . |
| 10 | Our son Greg came over for a few days to do some business in England and to see his father . |
| 11 | Others who have been home for a few months come in feeling as if their brains are becoming addled and wanting something to do . |
| 12 | She wriggled in outrage , but when he caught her head between his hands , pulling back for a few moments to stare intently into her face , she stopped fighting . |
| 13 | He sat there for a few moments inhaling the smoke . |
| 14 | Yeah , erm when we went in there for a few times used to get headaches and that . |
| 15 | You can stay up late for a few nights to finish that urgent report without getting irritable or asking too much of the people you live with . |