Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv] for [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bryn 's mouth worked silently for a few seconds . |
| 2 | The boy fought wildly for a few seconds but then his right arm was bent back behind him until he called out in the most desperate agony he had ever known . |
| 3 | Andy had n't meant any more than his pressing need to stay in for a few weeks till he had made more headway with his revision . |
| 4 | Afterwards the whole group stayed on for a few extra days . |
| 5 | I have never had much stomach for fighting and I certainly did not relish the prospect of having my head knocked off for a few cigarettes ! |
| 6 | A dreadful pregnancy or birth that produces a healthy baby can make it difficult for a mother to allow her baby to cry even for a few minutes . |
| 7 | The Steady State Theory floundered on for a few more years , being continually revised , but eventually its three proponents conceded defeat . |
| 8 | After a time the goat disappeared , and its place was taken by some hens , and these hens I looked after when , as quite often happened , their mistress went away for a few days . |
| 9 | Asking the candidate to wait on for a few minutes . |
| 10 | The talking went on for a few moments then the sudden , all too familiar , sound of a mortar bomb leaving the barrel . |
| 11 | It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees . |
| 12 | The jeep driver was pleased at the opportunity to get away for a few hours and we set off about 3 p.m. , arriving in the area of the Highland Division a short time later , after following their divisional signs along the country lanes . |
| 13 | Rose begged him to think of a plan , and the doctor thought hard for a few minutes , frowning fiercely . |
| 14 | This situation carried on for a few weeks , she would try to talk but always just ended up leaving some food on the step . |