Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] for a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Going it alone in difficult times is not to be recommended , but if you wish to try it for a few weeks then there is no harm done , simply time lost if you are unsuccessful . |
| 2 | If the European Fighter Aircraft fails to go ahead , the Government will have to brace itself for a further jobs bombshell . |
| 3 | He was less prominent in the action than William Craig and he felt sufficiently distanced from it to be able to absent himself for a few days in the first week of the strike when he went to Canada to attend a funeral . |
| 4 | Also their directors wont really be able to sack him for a few years . |
| 5 | Goldwyn threatened to sue him for a million dollars , but Mayer convinced him that such a court case would cast a dim light on the entire industry . |
| 6 | He designed and built it specially for his wife because she 'd always wanted to live by the river , but she only had time to enjoy it for a few months before she died . |
| 7 | Gradually it became possible to stop her for a few seconds , and then to ask her to start walking again before her anxiety rose and she reared . |
| 8 | Tiny children , barefoot and dirty , tried to generate enough courage to touch us for a few fils ’ . |