Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] for [art] [det] " 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 I was in the same situation again 100 times I would come for the same punch and back myself to clear the ball every time ’ |
| 4 | If travelling in a car , you might stop for a few minutes as a penalty , refusing to speak to the child until he behaves . |
| 5 | Wrapped up in the everyday business of looking after her newborn baby , Belinda felt fine : she could cope for a few days . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | We should strive for the same sense of adventure . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | In their plight at present , they 'd settle for the same status as Hartlepool next season in the Second Division . |
| 12 | And then they 'd call for a few days afterwards er whatever . |
| 13 | They would stay for a few months and go back . |
| 14 | We think they should be able to get jobs and hope they will stay for a few years at least . |
| 15 | Our endorsement of Tory macro-economic policy , and acceptance that it should aim for no more than monetary stability , meant we were unable to offer them a convincing route to full employment or economic recovery . |
| 16 | He 's gon na see him again , do n't get me wrong , Doctor said he 'll send for the both of us , right ? |
| 17 | True , they would have had a stronger showing had not their former prime minister , Lothar de Maizière , stepped down before the election amid charges ( which he denies , and which an inquiry looks set to discuss ) that he used to work for the former East German secret police . |
| 18 | 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 . |