Example sentences of "be [adv] for a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Usually it will be only for a few seconds , but it is the ability to do it instantly on demand that is so important .
2 I 'm only going to be away for a few days . ’
3 No more than an hour passed before Jean-Claude came to me in the scullery and said he would be away for a few days .
4 Anything that kept her from running into Nicolo Sabatini was absolutely fine , which was why she had been delighted a few mornings later at the breakfast-table when he 'd told her he would be away for a few days .
5 The sweet williams would n't be out for a few days .
6 Anybody who has any concerns or questions I I 'm gon na be here for a few minutes .
7 I 've heard in fac er in my factory , I 've heard it in other places , right , when a temporary l temporary or casual worker goes down the road , or a part-timer work 's cut short , ah it 's only a casual and he only expected to be here for a few weeks .
8 If we work together then , perhaps , you will be here for a few months , if we fight then you are here for fourteen years ’
9 I 'll be there for a few hours . ’
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