Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adv] for a 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 | Afterwards the whole group stayed on for a few extra days . |
| 4 | The Steady State Theory floundered on for a few more years , being continually revised , but eventually its three proponents conceded defeat . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The talking went on for a few moments then the sudden , all too familiar , sound of a mortar bomb leaving the barrel . |
| 7 | Rose begged him to think of a plan , and the doctor thought hard for a few minutes , frowning fiercely . |
| 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 . |