Example sentences of "for [art] few [noun pl] i [was/were] " in BNC.

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1 For a few minutes I was free of this terrible worry about who I am , about my family .
2 For a few minutes I was at peace with myself . ’
3 For a few moments I was intensely conscious of the tree and saw nothing else .
4 For a few moments I was utterly terrified .
5 For a few moments I was silent , feeling her sorrow , so discordant among the bright seasonal colours of this festive room .
6 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 .
7 For a few seconds I was left shell shocked but I was quickly brought to my senses after seeing the broken rig .
8 And for a few weeks I was happy .
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