Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pron] for a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was still unthinkable to see him without his sketchbook and pencil , but of the hundreds and hundreds of drawings he made , he gave away many or sold them for a few francs . |
| 2 | If your goal is a college scholarship , the odds are very high that attending one for a few years will lead to a number of scholarship offers from top-notch college tennis programmes in the United States . |
| 3 | ‘ You know the heat is off , Ruth , ’ he told her , his eyes catching hers and holding them for a few seconds . |
| 4 | Despite this , at lunchtime Kathleen presented me with four hours ' pay and pressed me for a few more details to help her with her enquiries . |
| 5 | The regime thus charged him with damage of government property and jailed him for a few months until he was released under a general amnesty . |
| 6 | She held my hand steady to bring the cigarette to the flame and kept it for a few seconds longer than she had to . |
| 7 | In real-time only seconds had passed , not much more time than it would have taken to see if he was in and ask him for a few minutes of his time . |
| 8 | So have a look through your book have a very quick glance at erm if you can just at an acid alkali one , at one side of an equation co try not to read it cover it up write it down and leave it for a few minutes till you 've forgotten if you did accidentally see what was on the other side till you 've forgotten it . |
| 9 | Place the stem of a stick of celery in some dyed water and leave it for a few hours . |
| 10 | Also a photo of all the officers of Walsall that I saw in a second hand shop and I went and bought it for a few pence . |
| 11 | You think going out and killing oneself for a few shillings is normal to a Masai ? |
| 12 | Lisa struck a pose of melodramatic fervour and held it for a few seconds before slumping back in her seat . |