Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] for a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I kept wandering around for a few hours , with no idea where I was or where I was going , then somewhere along the line I chanced upon an open space where there was the odd bench scattered here and there and I used one of these for my lie-down . |
| 2 | You 've been mooning about for a few weeks , ’ she chuckled , ruefully . |
| 3 | She said it had been going on for a few months . ’ |
| 4 | It is part of a rather complicated arrangement that has been going on for a few years now . ’ |
| 5 | I am bound to say My Lords that my own view is still that the size within the limits laid down by statute with a minimum of sixteen or eighteen and maximum of twenty-four would best be determined locally and if we 're not going in for a national police force , I still ca n't see what it has to do with the Secretary of State and why the Home Office should be settling the size of forty-three or so police authorities . |
| 6 | I would n't mind going away for a few days , but |
| 7 | ‘ Fancy skiving off for a few hours ? |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm going out for a few minutes . ’ |
| 9 | She wriggled in outrage , but when he caught her head between his hands , pulling back for a few moments to stare intently into her face , she stopped fighting . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The travellers say they wo n't be moving on for a few days and tonight , the festival still appears to be in full swing.Local people are angry after finding drug-taking equipment dumped in gardens , and sheep savaged to death at a local farm . |
| 12 | Why not extend you holiday by staying on for a few nights in Copenhagen ? |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm fine now and looking forward to getting home for a few days . |
| 14 | Already their affair was like marriage , with its own dispiriting routine , this shabby coming together for a few hours in the shabby office . |
| 15 | There is no trim , mixture , flaps , prop control or gyros to worry about , so with a final tug at the harness , one can only glare balefully at the JAP again , decide that it has kept going thus far and may therefore be relied upon to continue doing so for a few minutes longer , and prepare to commit aviation . |
| 16 | The ceremonies lasted for a month and millions attended , many coming only for a few days . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The 5 sins were such things as letting his Bible fall by accident , jumping about for a few minutes on the sabbath , forgetting that it was Sunday , and hesitating to lend his sister a book which she asked him for . ' |
| 19 | Best wishes and thanks for making the old rag worth reading again for a few years … |
| 20 | But he was reassured by the fact that the Dhah had promised that they were leaving only for a few weeks vacation . |
| 21 | There 's no alternative , I 'm afraid , to covering up for a few days , using a higher SPF sunscreen and taking care to stay out of the sun as much as possible . |
| 22 | There was no rain in the darkness , and she could make even its sound go away by concentrating hard for a few moments . |