Example sentences of "[adv] for a [adj] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The symbolism was potent enough for a hundred generations to keep the chalk clear |
| 2 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 3 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Such meetings will also have a social function , bringing agents together for a few days to exchange ideas , discuss common problems and be made to feel part of the company . |
| 6 | To the Frenchmen behind , they must look like a couple of young lovers — youngish , anyway — who had stepped outside for a few minutes to admire the sights . |
| 7 | Others who have been home for a few months come in feeling as if their brains are becoming addled and wanting something to do . |
| 8 | Both handled conditions well , Andrew 's Minstrel pulling eight lengths clear of Thuhool and Stirrup Cup making all and jumping well for a 20 lengths win over market rival Kingfisher Bay . |
| 9 | Been there for a hundred years have n't they ? |
| 10 | He sat there for a few moments inhaling the smoke . |
| 11 | Yeah , erm when we went in there for a few times used to get headaches and that . |
| 12 | You can stay up late for a few nights to finish that urgent report without getting irritable or asking too much of the people you live with . |
| 13 | Nottinghamshire SSD had tried to avoid applying for powers under a care order to remove three children from their home by going instead for a prohibited steps order to exclude their abusing father . |