Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] for [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although aware he was an android , she had thought for a few seconds before removing her clothes . |
| 2 | There were unpaid bills , receipts and invoices , all spread around the large dog-eared ledger that Fred had used for the past-few years . |
| 3 | This brought the number of District Geologists in Edinburgh up to 3 , a repetition of the situation which had existed for a few years in the 1920s . |
| 4 | The branch line had survived for a few years as a single line until its final demise . |
| 5 | After the action had lasted for a few minutes , County Inspector Meharg , through a loudhailer , ordered : ‘ The police will hold their hands , please . ’ |