Example sentences of "for a few [noun pl] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
| 2 | Your presence may help to concentrate its mind , however , and you can establish a routine whereby it can run around and play for a few minutes after it has performed as desired . |
| 3 | For a few minutes after he came in , the rats were quiet . |
| 4 | She considered the question for a few minutes before she replied , ‘ Barbados takes a bit of getting used to , but its good points far outweigh the bad . |
| 5 | She had never mentioned that she possessed musical ability , so the crew listened spellbound for a few minutes as she played the carol ‘ Silent Night , Holy Night ’ , as though she had been rehearsing for a month . |
| 6 | She 'd called him Sage , and she only stayed at my house for a few minutes as she had to get right back to see her new baby — the owl , of course . |
| 7 | So have a look through your book have a very quick glance at erm if you can just at an acid alkali one , at one side of an equation co try not to read it cover it up write it down and leave it for a few minutes till you 've forgotten if you did accidentally see what was on the other side till you 've forgotten it . |
| 8 | It 's only for a few minutes till I buy these and then you can have a turn at walking . |
| 9 | Trestles make it all so much easier and safer , and it is worth while having a second one so that everyone can relax for a few minutes if it is proving difficult to align both wings to get the main pins in place . |
| 10 | Yes , just for a few questions if you 've gathered your thoughts together . |
| 11 | They took breath for a few moments before they emerged , after the third volley , to finish what they had begun , the Welsh swordsmen boiling out of the bushes joyously on their heels . |
| 12 | ‘ I still ca n't work out how they got away with it because I 'd only left it outside the tent for a few moments before it vanished . |
| 13 | He sat in the driver 's seat to get the feel for a few moments before he started it up . |
| 14 | She thought carefully for a few moments before she said , ‘ Silas — are n't you being unreasonable and somewhat unfair to both yourself and to Doreen ? ’ |
| 15 | Patrick awoke briefly during the night and lay awake , confused and troubled for a few moments until he realized where he was . |
| 16 | They fell silent for a few moments as they drank their tea . |
| 17 | The woman stared at him for a few moments as she mulled over his offer . |
| 18 | We should be all right for a few moments as it is deeper water ; we can then make for the beach , hopefully avoiding the big dumping surf . ’ |
| 19 | He lay on his back for a few moments as he always did , then turned onto his right side , arranging himself as if for sleep . |
| 20 | Later , Margaret stopped playing for a few years so she could concentrate on squash but three years ago she returned to the sport and now plays outside hitter for the Balerno team . |
| 21 | ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret . |
| 22 | I think my father used to work in a university for a few years after he graduated , and he might have invented something ; he occasionally hints that he gets some sort of royalty from a patent or something , but I suspect the old hippy survives on whatever family wealth the Cauldhames still have secreted away . |
| 23 | Uplands kept its wholesaling operation going for a few years after I left , but it does n't exist any more ; I think the day of the really small wholesaler is gone . ’ |
| 24 | Oh he had that Cavalier for a few years after I sold it . |
| 25 | The fact was that Charles gave up shooting for a few years because he had simply grown bored with it : it was too easy to blast away overfed birds frightened into the air by a band of beaters . |
| 26 | It was just a fantasy I nurtured for a few years as I puffed and panted my way through the ten-foots and alleyways of downtown Hull . |
| 27 | Most continue ripening in store until ready for the table , but a few varieties must be brought into the warm for a few days before they are ready to eat . |
| 28 | They were usually listless for a few days before they collapsed , breathing with evident difficulty and , in a few cases , discharging a white frothy liquid from their nostrils . |
| 29 | I looked after him for a few days before he died . ’ |
| 30 | Fosdyke was all alone , had been for a few days since I had dinner with him in fact . ’ |