Example sentences of "for a few [noun pl] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though it may be possible to get professional or voluntary back-up for a few hours a day or a few days a week , an old or very sick and disabled person needs constant nursing and supervision round the clock . |
| 2 | AFTER THE MONTHS of location shooting in Cornwall , and the completion of the interiors of Straw Dogs at Twickenham Studios in London in March 1971 , Dustin returned to his New York home , determined to spend as much time as possible with his family , only going down to his production office , SweetWall Productions , on West 56th Street , for a few hours a day . |
| 3 | Despite this demonstration of his habitual need for normal sleep , even if only for a few hours a night , this same individual appeared on television a few years later , again claiming never to sleep . |
| 4 | Perhaps it will be both rather more demanding and more flexible than some , asking for a few hours a year but with more emphasis on personal planning . |
| 5 | With an air of great condescension he told me that he was ‘ prepared to give me a try-out ’ for a few hours a week . |
| 6 | Even if you only work for a few hours a week , take out professional indemnity insurance . |
| 7 | If I feel that a particular patient is suffering from extreme tension and finds it difficult to relax , then I may suggest that , during the two weeks following the regression session , he simply practises a basic relaxation exercise for a few minutes a day . |
| 8 | It 's a good idea to run your central heating pump for a few minutes a week in summer to prevent it from seizing up when the system is not in use . |
| 9 | Bought as an ‘ add-on ’ with a house contents policy for a few pounds a year , it should cover you for consumer , household and personal injury claims . |
| 10 | So , for a few pounds a month now , you could build up a very welcome nest-egg for yourself and provide financial protection for your family at the same time . |
| 11 | Smith himself was for a few years a tutor at Christ Church , but in 1795 he resigned his studentship to become incumbent of Daventry ( a Christ Church living ) , returning to Christ Church as a canon in 1807 . |
| 12 | For a few days an Arkansas travel firm which organised the travel arrangements for the Clinton campaign last year was put in charge , working under a 25-year-old cousin of the president . |
| 13 | He sometimes wondered if it was not Blanche 's ability to daydream like this for a few seconds a day , the power to see beauty in apparent ugliness , that was the key to her resilience . |
| 14 | In his desperation Tam gave the name of a Black Watch friend , got the job and donned the Black Watch kilt for a few coppers an hour the shame of it . |
| 15 | He rented me a projector , and because he wanted to retire sold his movies to me for a few pesetas a twelve-reeler . |