Example sentences of "[noun sg] for a few [noun pl] [coord] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ After the Smiths I had been playing the guitar for a few years and I was listening to things like Aztec Camera and Orange Juice . |
2 | Now actually Mill did put the his erm this proposal forward , he was a member of parliament for a few years and he was trying to get this discussed in parliament . |
3 | If you give yourself a shake , change your seating position slightly , open the clear vision panel for some fresh air , change hands on the stick for a few moments and have a sweet or drink , you can snap out of it and start to work normally again . |
4 | The first cultivators in Africa , as in all parts of the world , would farm a field for a few years and then , when its fertility began to drop , move on to an adjacent , or occasionally distant , area where high yields could be maintained for a similar period . |
5 | I had lived in a motor car for a few years and the rediscovery of my legs was painful . |
6 | So it can only be human failure I E that she was driving and just sort of lost her concentration for a few seconds and that was fatal |
7 | Immerse the section , slab or plaquette in the reagent contained in a suitable dish or tray for a few seconds or until the yellow precipitate forms . |
8 | WATCH receptionist/telephonist Ann Sheppard at work for a few minutes and productivity levels take on a whole new dimension . |
9 | They may also know of people seeking work for a few hours or days per week , perhaps to help out with the garden , or heavier household tasks , or shopping . |
10 | He 's expected to be off work for a few days but will be recalled for important Commons votes , including the Maastricht Treaty social chapter next Thursday . |
11 | Periodically Utrillo was allowed out of the asylum for a few days and occasionally he escaped . |
12 | They used the mill for silk manufacture for a few years but by 1860 ownership had passed to Samuel Long , who was also running Charfield Mills . |
13 | We have our little rule book and we let a woman come into the Guild for a few weeks and then she 's told the rules . |
14 | As always , we have to be prepared beforehand , and as we can not start the job without tools , this is the place for a few dos and don'ts . |
15 | So , too , are the increasing number of so-called closing down sales which often take place for a few days or weeks at the end of a shop lease . |
16 | This year , however , there seemed to be more of them than usual , and one star , Barbra Streisand , stayed in town for a few days and had dinner with Janet Reno , the attorney-general . |
17 | Some of the males were injected with morphine for a few days and some were given other drugs . |
18 | After release the pigeon circles a few times around the release site for a few minutes and then flies off , usually in the approximate direction of its home loft . |
19 | The next day I decided to walk through the forest for a few miles and take the train to Strelsau from a little station along the road . |
20 | I always turn them upside down or against the wall for a few months and then I might become curious and look again . |
21 | Afterwards I have a rest for a few days or go swimming ’ |
22 | That case is not expected to come to court for a few months and Dairy Crest wanted to stop him trading in the meantime . |
23 | 11 Dip the tin into hot water for a few seconds and turn on to a serving plate . |
24 | Failing that , should we put the grand EC official who is in charge of such policies — Mr. Legras — in a veal crate for a few weeks and see whether he changes his mind after that ? |
25 | In business they conferred with each other for a few minutes and then made their offer . |
26 | We stood eyeing each other for a few minutes and then to my amazement a jeep came up ; the farmer saw my problem and not only gave me a lift past the bull but took me right to the main road where the bike was . |
27 | Jean or Jeannie Symonds was still working in Skinners in 1913 , left the trade for a few years but was readmitted in 1927 , so it seems safe to assume that she spent much of her working life in the printing trade and did not marry . |
28 | ‘ Stay in my flat for a few days and enjoy what you can of the Carnival . |
29 | ‘ Now , Roger , it 's obvious — you have worn that chain for a few days and it has left a mark . |
30 | ‘ We 'll never find her , ’ he told the girl , Anne , ‘ let's just hang about out of earshot for a few minutes and go back . ’ |