Example sentences of "be [adj] for [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Well if it came over his house th oh of course , next to the that will have been empty for a few years so |
2 | If I remember right , first home matches have been similar for a few years now . |
3 | They would be noticeable for a few days after passing into the camp , unfamiliar faces asking the way to the lavatories , or being excused washing-up by the people in whose rooms they had been placed . |
4 | The rash may be barely visible , and may only be present for a few days , or it may be widespread and obvious and persist for many weeks . |
5 | Once he had gone , Shiona sank down on to the bed and kicked off her shoes , glad to be alone for a few minutes . |
6 | Just a willingness to be available for a few hours to suit you — within an agreed rota — to walk around the reserve helping people enjoy their visit and also avoiding problems of pressure on sensitive reserve areas . ’ |
7 | They think they can be thin for a few years and get away with it . ’ |
8 | But then when I 'd strengthened her up I said she 'd be alright for a few days . |
9 | When they had gone and the noise of the engines had faded away , all would be quiet for a few hours and most people on night duty could relax — but not the Met Office , of course . |
10 | N. American Star has been available for a few years here in the UK . |
11 | Dull with pain and shock , they were unfocused for a few seconds . |
12 | Nigel felt they were close for a few moments before the customary iciness set in . |
13 | " Dreadnought is good for a few years yet , " he insisted . |
14 | They just do n't like to get involved in something which is ongoing for a few weeks you know . |
15 | I must have been mad for a few hours , and I swept you up in it too . |
16 | After it died , the silence was absolute for a few moments . |
17 | It was tense for a few minutes … but it was the first home game … and the first win at stake . |
18 | 10 October , 1903 RAYMOND ASQUITH writes to Lady Manners from Aberdeenshire : ‘ We had a storm yesterday and went out to watch the waves : I ventured too far out onto a rock and was knocked flat on my face against a granite floor by one of the biggest rollers ever seen on this coast : I never felt such a blow ; luckily I fell in a crevice and was n't washed away ; but I was stunned for a few seconds , and when I got up my face and knee were streaming with blood . |
19 | Although the station was non-operational for a few years following the disaster it was fully operational again by April 1979 and since 1985 has had a modern Tyne class lifeboat on station to cover the wide stretch of north-east facing coast around the port . |
20 | It was alright for a few weeks and then it began to look very anaemic and sorry for itself . |
21 | He was silent for a few moments , then he raised his head , took a couple of gulps of tea and remarked very slowly , Jesus Christ , Piper , you must be bloody bomb happy ! |
22 | Harris was silent for a few moments , regarding Manville quizzically . |
23 | Beckett was silent for a few moments . |
24 | Talbot was silent for a few minutes . |
25 | Anne was silent for a few minutes . |
26 | The crowded church was silent for a few seconds at these words no citizen of Decin had ever heard before . |
27 | Margaret was silent for a few seconds . |
28 | Freddie was quiet for a few moments , then to Billy 's surprise he nodded . |