Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] for [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anne studied Robyn for a few moments . |
| 2 | The crowd were settling in nicely to this when Ray ‘ Preston ’ joined John for a few numbers . |
| 3 | So I lost interest for a few years . |
| 4 | it sort of played about two or three minutes of music and then it went crrrkkkkkk for a few minutes , that 's why I kept hitting it . |
| 5 | Elinor said , ‘ I saw Sam for a few minutes , darling . |
| 6 | They took breath for a few moments before they emerged , after the third volley , to finish what they had begun , the Welsh swordsmen boiling out of the bushes joyously on their heels . |
| 7 | another driver says he came off in a field saw stars for a few seconds but he 's alright … |
| 8 | They discussed books for a few minutes . |
| 9 | ‘ When I came back from the war , we still had rationing for a few years . |
| 10 | At one point I left Switchboard for a few months . |