Example sentences of "[unc] [noun pl] for a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The downfall of Mrs Thatcher , the arrival of John Major at 10 Downing Street and the Gulf War took the spotlight away from the Group 's activities for a few months . |
| 2 | New sayings are on everyone 's lips for a few years and then for no reason they disappear , becoming as dead and as dated as the dodo . |
| 3 | Move to the Right , accept Witte 's or Stolypin 's terms for a few posts in the cabinet , and they risked becoming hostages in a regime over which they would exercise no control . |
| 4 | The second is a slick operator , who studies his victim 's habits for a few days to establish a safe crime time . |
| 5 | Martin Ward got to his feet , dusting off sand , and they held each others ' eyes for a few moments without speaking . |