Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] for a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was diplomatically ill for a few days and then I returned to my normal work . |
| 2 | Do not be too keen to give praise in this instance , but allow the dog to settle down first for a few moments . |
| 3 | The horizon was a dark terracotta colour , the top of the dying sun just visible for a few seconds before it dropped out of sight and the sky doused the remaining light like a heavy black blanket . |
| 4 | Her XR3i , I calculated , would do me just fine for a few days . |
| 5 | They were usually listless for a few days before they collapsed , breathing with evident difficulty and , in a few cases , discharging a white frothy liquid from their nostrils . |
| 6 | These people , I remarked , could pull out of their pockets , thoughtlessly , as much money for a round of drinks as most single parents have to live on for a week ; could pay as much for a few hours ’ sleep as a Third World peasant and his family have to live , or die , on for a year . |
| 7 | I was really ill for a few weeks . |
| 8 | At 2200–2400/£1 exchange rates have been fairly steady for a few years . |
| 9 | It was a market town , and once a week it was quite busy for a few hours . |
| 10 | A couple of years later she had her second baby and again breast-fed for a few months after the birth . |
| 11 | She lay there in the faint moonlit darkness , her face wet from crying , her pulse-rate frantic , completely disorientated for a few seconds . |
| 12 | The flames did help to disperse the fog and also to make the runway more visible , but of course one air field could n't hope to cope with all the 8 Group heavies returning at the same time , and things were pretty chaotic for a few hours . |
| 13 | On 15 December Helen 's baby , a tiny perfect girl , was born , but her labour was long and difficult and she was very ill for a few days after it . |
| 14 | It is very useful for a few enquiries but can not handle a large number , as a series of storage device movements is involved in each search . |