Example sentences of "for [art] few [noun pl] [pers pn] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the few minutes he was trapped there he could feel the pull of the ocean on his legs . |
| 2 | The law demanded that they attend school for the few hours they were not in the theatre , but time spent on education was minimal as the pantomime was so popular that there were matinées most days . |
| 3 | Still , it was true in the main , so for the few weeks she was to be in Venice she would take the greatest care to have as little to do with him as possible . |
| 4 | She lay back with a little thud and for a few minutes they were both silent . |
| 5 | For a few minutes I was free of this terrible worry about who I am , about my family . |
| 6 | ‘ For a few minutes I was at peace with myself . ’ |
| 7 | The bathroom 's a bit chilly but once you 've put that heater on and shut the door for a few minutes it 's |
| 8 | For a few moments I was intensely conscious of the tree and saw nothing else . |
| 9 | For a few moments I was utterly terrified . |
| 10 | For a few moments I was silent , feeling her sorrow , so discordant among the bright seasonal colours of this festive room . |
| 11 | For a few moments he was content to look at the maid 's face and the way the orange firelight lent it strength and mystery . |
| 12 | For a few moments he was content to hold her , then the solar spun before Isabel 's vision as she was lifted into fitzAlan 's arms . |
| 13 | For a few moments she was laughing so much she could n't speak . |
| 14 | For a few years he was a lecturer in divinity at Hertford College and in 1911 published A Gospel Monogram . |
| 15 | Having worked at Billingham for a few years he was appointed as a commissioning engineer for an ammonia plant in Canada before moving in 1985 to manage the leading concept ammonia [ LCA ] plant at Severnside , Avonmouth . |
| 16 | For a few days I was too cowardly to tell Shadwell of Pyke 's offer , and that I was not going to do the Moliere . |
| 17 | Then for a few days she was quiet . |
| 18 | For a few seconds it was like a country church and Soapy remembered other , happier days . |
| 19 | For a few seconds she was transfixed by the speed of his action and the total unexpectedness of his assault plus a shocked awareness that she was more mentally revolted by his action than she was physically . |
| 20 | For a few seconds he was too shocked to speak and Rebecque assumed that the silence merely expressed Sharpe 's horror at being ordered to a ball , but then the Rifleman exploded with his news . |
| 21 | For a few seconds I was left shell shocked but I was quickly brought to my senses after seeing the broken rig . |
| 22 | Carole Rue , BT 's network services development manager , said : ‘ Although the trial has only been running for a few weeks we 're most encouraged by the initial response from our customers . |
| 23 | And for a few weeks I was happy . |