Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] for a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Afterwards the whole group stayed on for a few extra days . |
| 3 | 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 ! |
| 4 | The Steady State Theory floundered on for a few more years , being continually revised , but eventually its three proponents conceded defeat . |
| 5 | Asking the candidate to wait on for a few minutes . |
| 6 | The talking went on for a few moments then the sudden , all too familiar , sound of a mortar bomb leaving the barrel . |
| 7 | It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees . |
| 8 | This situation carried on for a few weeks , she would try to talk but always just ended up leaving some food on the step . |