Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [adv] for a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when I come here and I lived here for a few year and then really saw what it was like , I thought , God , never again . |
| 2 | We sailed into a murky , airless dawn veiled by the thin drizzle of a Scotch Mist , and I turned in for a few hours . |
| 3 | I struggled manfully for a few minutes , neatly nicking Ann 's fishing hat off , which we had to row after to recover ; catching Alan 's flies , on a back cast , and finally managing to get floss and line mixed up in an unbelievably intricate tangle . |
| 4 | During the war I worked for the women 's voluntary service and shortly afterwards I went abroad for a few years , returning in the late 1940s , divorced with three children . |
| 5 | Still able to feel the firm sand beneath her feet , she swam quietly for a few minutes , before turning over on to her back . |
| 6 | Sometimes Sheila got away from her family to come with her and she drove down for a few hours as well as now and again in the middle of the week . |
| 7 | She thought carefully for a few moments before she said , ‘ Silas — are n't you being unreasonable and somewhat unfair to both yourself and to Doreen ? ’ |
| 8 | She struggled furiously for a few seconds but her former strength was lost to her . |
| 9 | There was wild thyme growing up here too , and as she lay back for a few blissful moments ' rest its delicate perfume assailed Robbie 's nostrils — another sensory memory to be stored away , she thought wistfully . |
| 10 | She sat there for a few seconds , then heard a voice softly calling her name . |
| 11 | I got on before I could change my mind and we bounced around for a few minutes . |
| 12 | We carried on for a few more yards , then retraced our steps down to the main level and back out into the sunshine . |
| 13 | At the summit cairn on Shunner Fell , we paused only for a few seconds to look towards Swaledale and back towards Mallerstang before moving on . |
| 14 | Before the members of the cast separated to check out of their lodgings on that last night of the provincial tour before moving in for a run at a West End theatre they got together for a few drinks on stage . |
| 15 | The last time Iraq threatened Kuwait , in 1966 , the Brits flew 6000 troops into the principality where they sweated quietly for a few summer weeks until , the point having been taken , no more was heard about Iraq 's 19th province . |
| 16 | They stayed away for a few years , moving between the markets of the Sahel , exploiting differences in prices in different markets , until they had enough camels to go to Cairo . |
| 17 | They stood there for a few more seconds , staring at each other . |
| 18 | They stood together for a few moments , her head sunk in his mighty chest , his head finally bowed as he looked down on her . |
| 19 | They sat together for a few moments more , then he groaned . |
| 20 | Richard and a few followers escaped downstream to Geoffrey de Rancon 's castle at Taillebourg while the bulk of his troops were driven back into the cathedral , where they held out for a few days . |
| 21 | He gazed calmly for a few seconds before he lifted his hand in greeting . |
| 22 | He came up for a few days and stayed in Mackay 's Hotel in Ardallt . |
| 23 | He drove on for a few minutes , the headlights cleaving a way through the darkness . |
| 24 | He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news . |
| 25 | It faded away for a few seconds before starting again as others joined it , their howls hanging eerily in the cold shadows of the trees of Regent 's Park , before dying down again among the bars and cages of London Zoo . |
| 26 | He frowned down for a few moments at the damp patch on the matting at his feet , then he shook his head , as if ridding himself of some unwelcome thought , and looked up at me again . |
| 27 | He walked on for a few yards , stooped and picked something up . |
| 28 | He chewed vigorously for a few seconds . |
| 29 | He chewed away for a few moments and then nodded with pleasure . |
| 30 | He went out for a few moments and stood on the steps between the Greek pillars , looking in the direction of the Residency for any sign of movement . |