Example sentences of "and [vb pp] for [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Some of these programs belong to the Shareware scheme which means that they can be used and evaluated for a few weeks , and you pay the registration fee only if you continue to use them . |
2 | The men and women ( eleven in all ) who met here and talked for a few hours and went their unremarkable ways , were the descendants of the impassioned few Roxborough had gathered around him in the dark days following the failure of the Reconciliation . |
3 | He looked very serious , and thought for a few seconds . |
4 | ‘ May I still have the interview with you which you promised ? ’ she asked straight out — and thought for a few seconds , as he looked sternly at her , that she had blown it , and that he had taken the strongest exception to her reminding him of his promise . |
5 | Patrick awoke briefly during the night and lay awake , confused and troubled for a few moments until he realized where he was . |