Example sentences of "[pers pn] there [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Hold them there for a few moments ( see Fig. 11 ) .
2 He left them there for a few days , checking that the wasps still kept returning to their burrows .
3 Leave it there for a few days , preferably in wet weather .
4 She left it there for a few seconds , then restored it to its previous position .
5 The pump ‘ pinned us there for a few seconds before the other lads got it off ’ .
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