Example sentences of "[adv] for a [det] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.

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1 She struggled furiously for a few seconds but her former strength was lost to her .
2 To ensure you get a full charge , just leave on for a half hour or so longer than normal .
3 The travellers say they wo n't be moving on for a few days and tonight , the festival still appears to be in full swing.Local people are angry after finding drug-taking equipment dumped in gardens , and sheep savaged to death at a local farm .
4 The Threarah waited politely for a few moments and then he said , " Well , now , and what ought we to do about it , I wonder ?
5 Gannets and fulmars appeared out of the mist , flew alongside for a few minutes and disappeared again .
6 Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’
7 The track , after leaving the ridge , went steeply down for a few yards and then turned to the right and ran diagonally across the hill for a hundred yards ; the pile of rocks was about midway on the right-hand side of this length of the track .
8 I ask him to come down for a few days and I also invite Lady De Marr .
9 FOOTSTEPS IN THE SAME ROOM , THEN THE RADIO IS TURNED UP VERY LOUD FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RIGHT DOWN
10 Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’
11 They rolled around on the ground together for a few moments and then the boy 's mother came out and gave him Sergeant 's leash .
12 He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news .
13 He chewed away for a few moments and then nodded with pleasure .
14 The jeep driver was pleased at the opportunity to get away for a few hours and we set off about 3 p.m. , arriving in the area of the Highland Division a short time later , after following their divisional signs along the country lanes .
15 The opening ‘ The Basement ’ is most disturbing , Blood explaining what can happen when your parents go away for a few months and leave you with your crippled sister : ‘ It started out with spankings with the neighbour looking on/She paid her daughter 's boyfriend who would whip me all night long … ’
16 The opening ‘ The Basement ’ is most disturbing , Blood explaining what can happen when your parents go away for a few months and leave you with your crippled sister : ‘ It started out with spankings with the neighbour looking on/She paid her daughter 's boyfriend who would whip me all night long … ’
17 just for a few bits and pieces and any extras and
18 Just for a few days or so … something to ease the pain ? ’
19 and even if you do n't it 's gon na c you know And er you get a few choice words and then eventually you say Well well look we 'll go outside and sit outside for a few minutes and d and wait till you 've decided what and do n't forget i time you kn you kn
20 It 's a wonderful opportunity , please do n't discard it out of hand because of pride or pique , just think it over for a few days and let me know your decision when you are ready . ’
21 Tony sat quite still for a few moments and then parked his car on the wasteland at the side of the theatre .
22 ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested .
23 It goes straight for a few yards and then bends round the corner into blackness .
24 I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ?
25 He came up for a few days and stayed in Mackay 's Hotel in Ardallt .
26 The boy fought wildly for a few seconds but then his right arm was bent back behind him until he called out in the most desperate agony he had ever known .
27 We take our clothes off and I stick my penis into you and pull it in and out for a few minutes and white stuff comes out and you say ‘ Is that it ? ’
28 Yeah , and they 're only out for a few minutes and they 're fed up out there as well , and backwards and forwards like a fiddlers elbow go on I want to put those lupins in
29 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 .
30 We all thought right okay , we 'll get out for a few days and matters 'll come to a head , get sorted out and we 'd be back at work , happy as anything you know , everything sorted within a couple of weeks .
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