Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] there for [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , miraculously , there was little resistance and I stared in disbelief as the great organ disappeared gloriously and wonderfully from sight I was right behind it with my arm , probing frantically away up to the shoulder as I rotated my wrist again and again till both uterine cornua were fully involuted Ben I was certain beyond doubt that everything was back in place I lay there for a few moments , my arm still deep inside the sow , my forehead resting on the floor . |
| 2 | She sat there for a few seconds , then heard a voice softly calling her name . |
| 3 | They stood there for a few more seconds , staring at each other . |
| 4 | He sat there for a few minutes . |
| 5 | He sat there for a few moments inhaling the smoke . |
| 6 | The sudden change of colour on the wall had upset its sense of direction and it buzzed about angrily and eventually it came into the porch where I was sitting and it stayed there for a few minutes and then went outside searching the wall again for the entrance . |
| 7 | He remained there for a few seconds then slowly got to his feet and moved to the door leading into the hallway . |
| 8 | He stood there for a few moments . |