Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [art] [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Afterwards the whole group stayed on for a few extra days .
2 ‘ Well , actually , this is such a beautiful place , I was thinking of maybe staying on for a few extra days , ’ she invented hastily , knowing her mother would worry herself silly if she knew the half of it — let alone that her car had packed up .
3 So , the tree which from which bows used in the Battle of Agincourt could have been fashioned seems set to live on for a few more generations yet .
4 And so it went on for a few more minutes and then Anna returned , bearing a red packet labelled " Marlboro " .
5 We carried on for a few more yards , then retraced our steps down to the main level and back out into the sunshine .
6 The Steady State Theory floundered on for a few more years , being continually revised , but eventually its three proponents conceded defeat .
7 ‘ But if you carry on for a few more days on an unofficial basis , that 's your business .
8 I can go on for a few more days .
9 The weather was still warm and sunny , though , an Indian summer that looked like stretching on for a few more days yet .
10 Caird also goes in for a few unnecessary stunts , such as having two of the ladies of the town played by men in drag .
11 I had thrown away my chances in life , pawned them off for a few cheap thrills .
12 The Powell Duffryn Company came into its own , buying pits up for a few thousand pounds , shutting them down , throwing hundreds out of work .
13 Sometimes the German fighters followed the bombers back to their bases , and then when they saw the flare path light up for a few brief moments to guide the homecoming aircraft down , they would open up with their guns .
14 If you leave the vehicle , the heat from the engine soaks into the carb and thaws it out for a few more miles .
15 There was wild thyme growing up here too , and as she lay back for a few blissful moments ' rest its delicate perfume assailed Robbie 's nostrils — another sensory memory to be stored away , she thought wistfully .
16 Europe has been around for a few thousand years and to be the first European under ten seconds … well !
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