Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for a [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I gave it away I believe I was still playing well enough to continue for a few more years , but I had had enough , and it was time to consider the family . |
| 2 | Neutron stars may produce more energy than the Sun soon after they form , when they are active as pulsars , but this phase of energetic activity only lasts for a few thousand years . |
| 3 | We started off just looking for a few cuddly toys and a few pounds to send them across to the folk in Roumania because we were all very touched by the need of the children there . |
| 4 | Her lot had not been a happy one : the husband whom she had only ever seen for a few precious weeks in all since their marriage had now left her a widow , without support and with a child and step-children to fend for . |
| 5 | The winter sales may be coming to an end … but Gloucester 's rugby men are still looking for a few late bargains when they head north to Sale this weekend . |