Example sentences of "for [art] few [noun pl] [subord] they " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 They fell silent for a few moments as they drank their tea .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 So this morning the fat little chap in the long white coat who was sorting us out in the Dean 's Office said I 'd better come along here for a few days until they got me organized with another partner .
6 The fighting continued for a few seconds before they realised that it was no longer dark .
7 For a few seconds as they descended , he had an unimpeded view through a gap in the trees of the west front of the chapel .
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