Example sentences of "to [art] [noun sg] for a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if there is someone else waiting with you , and you feel shy doing some of the more noticeable ones , disappear to the cloakroom for a few minutes and do them there . |
| 2 | Mr Hellyer gave him every assistance and afterwards went thankfully down to the pub for a few beers . |
| 3 | It comes to the surface for a few seconds several times each day , and two short exposures to light separated by 12 hours are enough to initiate its reproductive cycle . |
| 4 | A warm front had passed the previous day , leaving the usual warm sector haze , the following cold front was still hundreds of miles out in the Atlantic so would be of no interest to the mainland for a few days . |
| 5 | As she hunted for a worn pair of leather gloves in the pocket of her pelisse , she did not appear to notice that she had been pulled closely in to the gentleman for a few brief seconds . |
| 6 | They take their night 's work seriously and do the rounds of local houses , carting bundles of trash to the tip for a few pennies , and getting first pick of each load . |
| 7 | Outside the wind grew even more savage and we cut short the one doomed attempt to raise the tent , retreating to the truck for a few minutes of poor slumber . |
| 8 | She goes off to the city for a few days , but then she is back . |
| 9 | ‘ I think relations were strained to the limit for a few days . |
| 10 | Instead they cut grass — nasty coarse stuff — belting over the green in fifth gear , Walkman thundering , leaving pubic tufts in the awkward corner by the concrete nymph , then down to the Beetle for a few lagers . |
| 11 | She did n't mind talking to the doctor for a few minutes , if that was what he wanted . |
| 12 | I was saying to myself where 's it gone , where 's it gone , and praying to God , praying to God , and my thoughts went to the family for a few minutes . |
| 13 | Gav — I notice there was no gossip about Batts nipping in to the bank for a few sov 's . |
| 14 | But simply supplying the latest efficient machines , or sending experts to a country for a few months are not long-term answers , and do not address the most intractable barriers to action . |