Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] for a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Spoken like a true woman , ’ said Dr Neil , staring at the board , empty save for a few pieces clustered round a pair of kings in one corner . |
| 2 | Air is so vital that it is only possible to live for a few minutes without it . |
| 3 | In some homes it is possible to stay for a few days or a week at a time either occasionally or on a regular basis . |
| 4 | He was going to find it rather difficult to talk for a few days , Kathleen realised . |
| 5 | Pink and blue drifted away , leaving green to chat for a few minutes — ‘ I jest lerved those cute red heels and hose you 'rived in ’ — before escorting me back to the changing room on the floor above . |