Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] for a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clutterbuck ceased to work the mill during the latter half of the 1840s , for by 1847 it had been leased to a paper-maker , Frederick Wiggins , who apparently only operated it for a few years . |
| 2 | Inside is a will , so read it for a few surprises . |
| 3 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
| 4 | However , she only keeps it for a few weeks before it is handed back to the new Lady Mayoress by the sheriff for the price of a kiss . |
| 5 | She laughed silently at herself ; she had only known him for a few hours , and here she was , assessing his character as if he were an old and true friend . |
| 6 | It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks . |
| 7 | ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’ |
| 8 | Only had it for a few months . |
| 9 | Can I just borrow you for a few moments ? |
| 10 | He did not say anything for a few moments and then he shrugged and gave a sharp laugh . |
| 11 | At Lima bus station an unemployed mining engineer , who would later sting me for a few thousand intis , told me , ‘ This country , something really wrong with it . |
| 12 | This is me , I goes , I goes I 'll let it slip this time cos you have n't seen me for a few weeks . |
| 13 | ‘ Do n't use it for a few days , and see how it goes . ’ |
| 14 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |