Example sentences of "for [art] few [noun pl] [pers pn] have " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I ca n't say as much for the few farmers I 've met — always with the exception of Mr Jarvis , of course . |
2 | Detectives investigating the murder of Glasgow pensioner Agnes Law have revealed that she was killed for the few pounds she had in her house . |
3 | Beeney was well positioned for the few shots he had to take . |
4 | Her earlier fears about what terrors lay in store returned , all the more powerful because for a few minutes she had forgotten them . |
5 | For a few moments I had let my mind plunge into darkness , into a world where the experience of all my life was disproved and ghosts existed . |
6 | And for a few years it had just about done so . |
7 | For a few years it has a monopoly in world markets and a good order book . |
8 | For a few years it has a monopoly in world markets and a good order book . |
9 | and if you 're coming for a few days you 've , you 've bag carrying and all this in the business |
10 | For a few days I had even considered calling the shop Trumper and Salmon , but dropped that idea when I realised that would only tie me in with Charlie for life . |
11 | Just for a few seconds she 'd fallen for the powerful aphrodisiac of music , her senses sharpened by aquavit and the potent charisma of a man who would stop at nothing to achieve his desired ends ! |
12 | Grainne blinked and shook her head , because just for a few seconds she had seen with dreadful clarity the Dark Ireland , the Evil Realm , the world of malevolence and malignancy . |