Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] for a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'll be all right for a few hours . |
| 2 | We should be all right for a few moments as it is deeper water ; we can then make for the beach , hopefully avoiding the big dumping surf . ’ |
| 3 | Pat said quickly , " Well , we can go to 45 But surely it is all right for a few minutes here . " |
| 4 | He said : ‘ He took a chance coming in here , I was only away for a few minutes . |
| 5 | She made a mental note to check the tariff later with the receptionist — there would be little point in living so comfortably for a few weeks if the bill swallowed most of her wages at the end of it . |
| 6 | Yeah , and they 're only out for a few minutes and they 're fed up out there as well , and backwards and forwards like a fiddlers elbow go on I want to put those lupins in |
| 7 | ‘ Katherine , you 'll be pleased to know that I 'm only here for a few days . |
| 8 | ‘ We were only there for a few weeks . |
| 9 | The track , after leaving the ridge , went steeply down for a few yards and then turned to the right and ran diagonally across the hill for a hundred yards ; the pile of rocks was about midway on the right-hand side of this length of the track . |
| 10 | ‘ I had gathered the impression that the Prince had intended to be away only for a few days , ’ said Mahmoud . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm just in for a few tests , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Brush more gently for a few days until the gums become healthy again . |
| 13 | After that things went more smoothly for a few days , at least until the following Monday . |
| 14 | During a break while attending a board meeting , I have looked beyond the faces and the smoke , and seen some idea that has carried me far away for a few moments . |
| 15 | By such standards both footballers and cricketers , provided they were among the minority who avoided injury and played in the first team , were quite well off for a few years . |
| 16 | The wind group , as we have said , less frequently stands alone , and then only for a few bars at a time . |
| 17 | This is a cave very accommodating for beginners in speleology and indeed for ordinary walkers with no such aspirations who , aided only by a torch , can penetrate quite easily for a hundred yards without meeting any difficulty . |
| 18 | Tony sat quite still for a few moments and then parked his car on the wasteland at the side of the theatre . |
| 19 | Gordon sat quite still for a few seconds , then uncrossed his legs and went out of the room , a room in his own house , or rather his mother 's . |
| 20 | She sat there silently for a few moments . |
| 21 | Just sit there quietly for a few minutes and I 'll see if the doctor is free . ’ |
| 22 | It was with great relish that I prepared to burn it down — while Charles and Dimity were conveniently away for a few days . |
| 23 | FOOTSTEPS IN THE SAME ROOM , THEN THE RADIO IS TURNED UP VERY LOUD FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RIGHT DOWN |
| 24 | And the animals were certainly in for a few surprises as our team of ten raced by wearing bright yellow ‘ Wimpey Worldwide ’ T-shirts and hard hats . |
| 25 | He stood very still for a few seconds , a faint frown lining his forehead , then the wide mouth twisted in the wry teasing smile which flipped her heart over . |