Example sentences of "for [art] few [noun pl] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they had gone and the noise of the engines had faded away , all would be quiet for a few hours and most people on night duty could relax — but not the Met Office , of course . |
| 2 | I do n't mind if he reads for a few minutes but that 's it . |
| 3 | We take our clothes off and I stick my penis into you and pull it in and out for a few minutes and white stuff comes out and you say ‘ Is that it ? ’ |
| 4 | Holy chaos reigned for a few moments while all heaven was let loose . |
| 5 | Local information suggests that it was occasionally worked for a few years after this , but by the 1950s had stopped completely . |
| 6 | In the early fifties after the war the Home Guard was reformed for a few years and some of us , having been demobbed from the forces rejoined , but somehow the spirit of the " Dads ' Army " had gone and one felt the enthusiasm was not there . |
| 7 | The England midfielder added : ‘ I 've only been with Leeds for a few days but that 's long enough to know I 've made the right decision coming here . ’ |
| 8 | Some of the males were injected with morphine for a few days and some were given other drugs . |
| 9 | To the people from the people who 've gone home ob we hope this 'll only be for a few days and some have gone er to other homes just for the time being . |
| 10 | For a few seconds that stony-visaged politician looked kindly and I realised that , apart from his mistress , Benjamin was one of the few people Wolsey really loved . |
| 11 | So it can only be human failure I E that she was driving and just sort of lost her concentration for a few seconds and that was fatal |
| 12 | Old photographs , such as those in the Sprott Collection , show wide , uncluttered streets , no traffic save for a few carts and other horse-drawn vehicles and plenty of space for people to stand . |
| 13 | Another method of birth control must be used for a few months until two consecutive tests show there are no sperm left . |
| 14 | When I was in Jordan in nineteen sixty five studying Arabic , I helped the Save The Children Fund operation there for a few months and this was undoubtedly one of the most enjoyable and interesting short periods of my life and I look back on it with great warmth and affection and as your Royal Highness knows , it happens also that many , many years ago before you were our president , my father occupied your office and I therefore come to this meeting today with some knowledge of the fund 's activities and with great admiration and respect for all the that the fund has achieved . |