Example sentences of "[noun prp] for a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Meanwhile the end of the German campaign in Yugoslavia and Greece meant that many of the Luftwaffe units employed there were now being posted elsewhere , some of these stopping off in Sicily for a few days on their way back to Germany and undertaking a few missions over Malta .
2 ‘ This young lad was getting people to mind Sam for a few days at a time .
3 Paddy Mayne 's veteran A Squadron returned from the Great Sand Sea to Kufra for a few days in mid-November , having successfully raided airfields around Gazala , familiar territory from the past .
4 They 'll work in France for a few weeks at a time staying in hotels .
5 John went over to Mosquito Island where he has established James for a few days with a government tent , man and fitting-up .
6 He was probably always nipping down to Underwoods for a few grams of thallium .
7 Living with his mother Kiefer stayed in Los Angeles for a few years before moving back to Bridgewater Canada .
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