Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] for a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |
2 | She measures out her guarded replies to him in neat , carefully checked words , as once she had suggested , from the top of the steps outside their front door , that Millie might like to invite me in for a few minutes . |
3 | If we could talk to you inside for a few minutes you wo n't regret it . ’ |
4 | We 'd sure love to put you up for a few days . ’ |
5 | In the past a Welsh dealer had brought ponies and kept them on the moors at Hartshead to fatten them up for a few weeks prior to the fair , and Mr Rawson had often helped to drive them from there to Lee Gap . |
6 | ‘ I was hoping Kenny could put me up for a few days until I 'd sorted things out with my parents . |
7 | If he insists on calling back , ask him to hold on , and then play a blaring radio down the receiver — that should put him off for a few days . |
8 | We 're going to put him up for a few days . |
9 | ‘ You can leave him behind for a few days . ’ |
10 | ‘ I 've been seeing him regularly for a few months now . |
11 | Lorimer eyed her intently for a few moments . |
12 | The Doctor stared at her silently for a few seconds . |
13 | Nicola looked at him steadily for a few seconds . |
14 | Hold them there for a few moments ( see Fig. 11 ) . |
15 | He left them there for a few days , checking that the wasps still kept returning to their burrows . |
16 | Similarly you could try shortening the meeting , holding it on a different day or suspending it altogether for a few weeks . |
17 | Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep . |
18 | She may , for example , lay it down for a few seconds while she opens the entrance to her hole . |
19 | Wendell lit a cigar and puffed on it thoughtfully for a few minutes before saying , ‘ Those guardians of yours , Harry — the ones who filched your father 's legacy from you . |
20 | Otherwise , Kovacevich was well wide of the mark and if he respects this work he might contemplate putting it away for a few years before reconsidering its interpretation . |
21 | Endill thought it over for a few moments . |
22 | It 's a wonderful opportunity , please do n't discard it out of hand because of pride or pique , just think it over for a few days and let me know your decision when you are ready . ’ |
23 | Dip this end into hormone rooting powder while it is still moist from the cut so that some powder adheres , shake or tap off the surplus and lay it aside for a few minutes while the others are being prepared . |
24 | A few stragglers kept it up for a few seconds , then there was nothing . |
25 | Well if they come round to ours this year I 'll invite them in I 'll take them to my basement and I 'll lock 'em up for a few days . |
26 | Scotsmen , Englishmen , and Welshmen joined with local fighters like Spider Kelly , Jackie Quinn , and Rinty Monaghan to slug it out for a few pounds . |
27 | Leave it there for a few days , preferably in wet weather . |
28 | She left it there for a few seconds , then restored it to its previous position . |
29 | The pump ‘ pinned us there for a few seconds before the other lads got it off ’ . |