Example sentences of "his [noun] for a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Cos Grant 's gone off to play with his computer for a few minutes . |
2 | Alexia held his glance for a few moments , a furrow between her eyebrows , and dropped the subject . |
3 | For suppose that he , tired as he must be , closes his eyes for a few moments . |
4 | The vicar says he 'll can live of his savings for a few weeks , but if there 's still no escape from the dole he 'll have to return to Greece . |
5 | It remained his seat for a few months short of thirty years . |
6 | He patted his pockets for a few moments . |
7 | I went over to his home for a few days to sort out helmet and leather contracts . |
8 | Andrew Beattie was allowed a visit by his wife for a few minutes around half-past one and for the first time he learned that no strike organisers had been arrested other than in the Rathcoole district . |
9 | Liz had continued to live at home with her parents , but she was now thinking about going to stay with her brother and his wife for a few weeks . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | It is not unknown for barbel to pull a rod into the water with a speed and viciousness that has to be seen to be believed , even when the angler has only glanced away from his rod for a few seconds . |
12 | He sat , shaking , before his a.i. for a few minutes , realising that , whatever he 'd thought before , the following procedures might prove even more risky than the persona transfer itself . |
13 | Everything he owned just to have it in his hands for a few hours . |
14 | Dr McNab had Come to the door of his ward for a few moments to watch the heating of the bath-water ; then with a sigh and a shake of his head he had retired inside again . |
15 | Hawkins considered his glass for a few moments , then looked up at Talbot . |
16 | After fiddling with the stem of his glass for a few seconds , he looked straight at her and said : |
17 | That 's one of the occupational hazards of listening to people talking football — Docherty talking through his arse for a few quid . |
18 | If she missed his letters for a few days , she would probably stop taking him for granted . |
19 | He turned on the guards who held Harry between them , and looked at his prisoner for a few minutes in silence . |
20 | After listening to it on his headphones for a few minutes , Syrian George stopped the tape , looked Mikalis up and down and turned to Coleman . |
21 | David Puttnam will be going round with a quiet smile on his face for a few days . |
22 | Of course there were those who remained staunch , Guy reminded himself , as he reached into his tunic for a few coins . |