Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [verb] for a few " in BNC.
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1 | Dana did not reappear for a few days , and during that time I felt I was going mad . |
2 | The fact was that Charles gave up shooting for a few years because he had simply grown bored with it : it was too easy to blast away overfed birds frightened into the air by a band of beaters . |
3 | You see , when we went through the asteroid storm , I did n't watch for a few seconds . |
4 | Sir Stanley 's only regret is that he did n't play for a few years more . |
5 | ‘ I had not worked for a few months so I was ready to do something , ’ is how he explains his reasons for doing it . |
6 | He had n't shaved for a few days and a sickly smell clung to his clothes and hair . |