Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] for a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'll be all right for a few hours . |
| 2 | We should be all right for a few moments as it is deeper water ; we can then make for the beach , hopefully avoiding the big dumping surf . ’ |
| 3 | Pat said quickly , " Well , we can go to 45 But surely it is all right for a few minutes here . " |
| 4 | He said : ‘ He took a chance coming in here , I was only away for a few minutes . |
| 5 | She made a mental note to check the tariff later with the receptionist — there would be little point in living so comfortably for a few weeks if the bill swallowed most of her wages at the end of it . |
| 6 | ‘ Katherine , you 'll be pleased to know that I 'm only here for a few days . |
| 7 | So this morning the fat little chap in the long white coat who was sorting us out in the Dean 's Office said I 'd better come along here for a few days until they got me organized with another partner . |
| 8 | ‘ We were only there for a few weeks . |
| 9 | The owners of Land 's End are experts at the game and my friend Des Hannigan , who 's been working as a journalist down there for a few years , tells me they spray press releases at the local media with mad abandon . |
| 10 | When it got within spitting distance of Mafouz , who was now standing , arms loosely apart , mouth open , as if hypnotized by the thing 's movements , it did a sharp turn to the left , bounced along horizontally for a few yards , and then snarled up and down to land on the unfortunate boy 's head . |
| 11 | ‘ I had gathered the impression that the Prince had intended to be away only for a few days , ’ said Mahmoud . |
| 12 | It is a good thing to stop coffee anyway from a general health point of view but the benefits of this would only be apparent from a long term change , not just for a few days . |
| 13 | But they hope that then the troubles in Bosnia will be resolved and the youngsters will be able to escape thoughts of war , not just for a few days , but forever . |
| 14 | Where , then , may we look for hopeful areas of peace , ways in which this new overwhelmingly destructive and readily deployable force may be contained , not just for a few years , but in our minuscule timespan , for ever ? |
| 15 | I can hardly walk into a lawyer 's office , I 'd be arrested again and I do n't intend going back into prison , not even for a few days . ’ |
| 16 | Not even for a few weeks . |
| 17 | Why do n't you take the car and drive off somewhere for a few days ? |
| 18 | Brush more gently for a few days until the gums become healthy again . |
| 19 | Switch it off now for a few minutes . |
| 20 | After that things went more smoothly for a few days , at least until the following Monday . |
| 21 | I 'd like you to put up there for a few days , and try to scrape acquaintance with her . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | During a break while attending a board meeting , I have looked beyond the faces and the smoke , and seen some idea that has carried me far away for a few moments . |
| 24 | After that , she went out later for a few mornings , not admitting to herself whether or not she was avoiding him . |
| 25 | ‘ Can you hang on here for a few moments ? ’ |
| 26 | There was a plop as it landed in the water , then it thrashed around wildly for a few seconds before settling down . |
| 27 | They drove on silently for a few minutes and then Mrs Lomax suddenly spoke . |
| 28 | The wind group , as we have said , less frequently stands alone , and then only for a few bars at a time . |
| 29 | Tony sat quite still for a few moments and then parked his car on the wasteland at the side of the theatre . |
| 30 | Gordon sat quite still for a few seconds , then uncrossed his legs and went out of the room , a room in his own house , or rather his mother 's . |