Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] for [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | No answer , then Spencer passed out for a few seconds , only to wake to the pungent smell of burning and the sharp realisation that he must now get out of the thing . |
| 2 | ZOOLOGIST Terry Walton stopped off for a few days in India in 1967 . |
| 3 | Dona Marguerita coughed wheezily for a few moments before resuming the interview . |
| 4 | Rose drove silently for a few minutes . |
| 5 | Jessamy stood there for a few moments , staring at his retreating back . |
| 6 | Brian sits reflectively for a few moments … |
| 7 | " Ask Dr. Lorrimer to come down for a few minutes , will you please ? " |
| 8 | He and Sybil took off for a few weeks ' holiday before going back to London . |
| 9 | The Threarah waited politely for a few moments and then he said , " Well , now , and what ought we to do about it , I wonder ? |
| 10 | Our son Greg came over for a few days to do some business in England and to see his father . |
| 11 | The Captain and his wife proved so hospitable that Ricky stayed on for a few days after Minton left to stay with Paul ( ‘ Odo ’ ) Cross and Angus Wilson at their home Rio Chico at Ocho Rios . |