Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] for a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean he knew you were good for a few lire more than usual . ’ |
| 2 | Dull with pain and shock , they were unfocused for a few seconds . |
| 3 | Nigel felt they were close for a few moments before the customary iciness set in . |
| 4 | After it died , the silence was absolute for a few moments . |
| 5 | It was tense for a few minutes … but it was the first home game … and the first win at stake . |
| 6 | 10 October , 1903 RAYMOND ASQUITH writes to Lady Manners from Aberdeenshire : ‘ We had a storm yesterday and went out to watch the waves : I ventured too far out onto a rock and was knocked flat on my face against a granite floor by one of the biggest rollers ever seen on this coast : I never felt such a blow ; luckily I fell in a crevice and was n't washed away ; but I was stunned for a few seconds , and when I got up my face and knee were streaming with blood . |
| 7 | Although the station was non-operational for a few years following the disaster it was fully operational again by April 1979 and since 1985 has had a modern Tyne class lifeboat on station to cover the wide stretch of north-east facing coast around the port . |
| 8 | It was alright for a few weeks and then it began to look very anaemic and sorry for itself . |
| 9 | He was silent for a few moments , then he raised his head , took a couple of gulps of tea and remarked very slowly , Jesus Christ , Piper , you must be bloody bomb happy ! |
| 10 | Harris was silent for a few moments , regarding Manville quizzically . |
| 11 | Beckett was silent for a few moments . |
| 12 | Talbot was silent for a few minutes . |
| 13 | Anne was silent for a few minutes . |
| 14 | The crowded church was silent for a few seconds at these words no citizen of Decin had ever heard before . |
| 15 | Margaret was silent for a few seconds . |
| 16 | Freddie was quiet for a few moments , then to Billy 's surprise he nodded . |