Example sentences of "not [adv] for a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a good thing to stop coffee anyway from a general health point of view but the benefits of this would only be apparent from a long term change , not just for a few days . |
| 2 | But they hope that then the troubles in Bosnia will be resolved and the youngsters will be able to escape thoughts of war , not just for a few days , but forever . |
| 3 | Where , then , may we look for hopeful areas of peace , ways in which this new overwhelmingly destructive and readily deployable force may be contained , not just for a few years , but in our minuscule timespan , for ever ? |
| 4 | I can hardly walk into a lawyer 's office , I 'd be arrested again and I do n't intend going back into prison , not even for a few days . ’ |
| 5 | Not even for a few weeks . |