Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] for a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The first team squad were then told to get out of Glasgow for a few days , prompting a rush for the airport .
2 ‘ I always pop into the Prince of Wales for a few bevvies when I leave here , so does Fred .
3 ‘ To me , it is just nice to get out of Leeds for a few weeks .
4 ‘ He 's only been working for Harry for a few weeks .
5 Nancy Ball had only been with Hugo for a few months and it was much longer than that since Harriet had visited him at the office .
6 He had also brought a chess manual , because he had heard that children could play chess brilliantly , but after ski-ing with Sam for a few days he decided that there was no call to be beaten by a five-year-old at two things at once .
7 He went out with Naomi for a few minutes and then it was my turn for a little chat .
8 The England midfielder added : ‘ I 've only been with Leeds for a few days but that 's long enough to know I 've made the right decision coming here . ’
9 I 'd have to stay in Holyhead for a few nights .
10 She went into the hall , glad of anything that would take her mind from Dana for a few minutes .
11 A couple of years ago I was staying in Malham for a few days and decided to set out one morning for Attermire by the old pack lane from Settle to Malham .
12 Carruthers was appointed as District Geologist in charge and Dinham was also posted there from Scotland for a few years .
13 Meanwhile the end of the German campaign in Yugoslavia and Greece meant that many of the Luftwaffe units employed there were now being posted elsewhere , some of these stopping off in Sicily for a few days on their way back to Germany and undertaking a few missions over Malta .
14 Johnson was highly ranked but had been based in England for a few months under ten years .
15 I was in Sydney for a few weeks , and had an affair with a broad .
16 Have to be in Paris for a few days .
17 I had been in Styal for a few months and I kept putting in for an open prison , but they kept saying no .
18 ‘ Well , exactly — ’ she hrumphed some more — ‘ I said she was still going to be in Maidstone for a few days though we were thinking of moving her to a private hospital .
19 They 'll work in France for a few weeks at a time staying in hotels .
20 Her mother 's not too well — she 's staying on in Hazelbury for a few days , ’ Leith speedily calmed his fears .
21 She could stay in Edinburgh for a few days longer , she said , until he was ready to go back .
22 Darwin settled down in London for a few years and became an active member of the Geological Society .
23 After chatting to Davidson for a few minutes longer , he went back to his office .
24 We went to Weston-super-Mare for a few days .
25 In January 1936 Edward went to Windsor for a few weeks .
26 When King George died in 1952. and Queen Mary died in 1961 , Edward returned to Windsor for a few days .
27 When the greetings and exclamations were over , they told me that they had been staying on Mull for a few days , and had just arrived on Moila , and were putting up at the post office with Mrs McDougall .
28 I knew I was going to Stafford for a few days , but I do n't think , I 'll be there a fortnight .
29 When , in the summer of 1983 , she went to England for a few weeks , she took a French companion whose role was to instruct her during every spare moment .
30 Before the 1965 Immigration Act , Mirpuri and Bengali families would send their sons to England for a few months or a few years at a time .
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