Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] for [art] few " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 'll stay for a few days at least — if she can put up with me . ’ |
2 | ‘ I 'd settle for a few years with four legs like a cheetah and be able to go at forty miles an hour , ’ Otley declared . |
3 | If travelling in a car , you might stop for a few minutes as a penalty , refusing to speak to the child until he behaves . |
4 | Wrapped up in the everyday business of looking after her newborn baby , Belinda felt fine : she could cope for a few days . |
5 | but in the twenties I was better at the pictures or somewhere like that , which you could get for a few pence , but you 're not walking about or doing tiring thing . |
6 | But for now , she would not allow herself to think , she would rest for a few hours and then make arrangements to deal with business matters . |
7 | Browse in the gift shop or enjoy refreshment in the restaurant , and you can reflect for a few moments on how different things might have been without the events of 1066 . |
8 | If they timed it just right they could scavenge for a few hours before going to the Royalty in Ladbroke Grove for the Saturday morning minors . |
9 | And then they 'd call for a few days afterwards er whatever . |
10 | They would stay for a few months and go back . |
11 | We think they should be able to get jobs and hope they will stay for a few years at least . |
12 | He was then still slightly shy in company , though sharp and confident in other areas and among his equals , like the pool halls where he would hustle for a few dollars . |