Example sentences of "for [art] few [det] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so it went on for a few more minutes and then Anna returned , bearing a red packet labelled " Marlboro " . |
| 2 | ‘ Dr Strangelove ’ was not to be imagined for a few more years but it was n t reassuring to learn that nuclear submarine crews were supplied with pistols with which to shoot any shipmate who showed signs of wanting to fire an unauthorized missile . |
| 3 | But officials insist that Poland 's national telephone company , PTTP , will be protected only for a few more years and will then be left to go bankrupt if it can not compete against privately owned network operators . |
| 4 | Every broken marriage , every wrecked career must have one , in some form or another , and doubtless career and marriage might have drifted aimlessly on together for a few more years if the sea had been clear of Carlas , but it would have ended some time or other , and possibly with a lot more pain than there was now . |
| 5 | We do n't want to have every last stop pulled out on our behalves in a last , heroic effort to extend our lives for a few more days or weeks or months . |
| 6 | He stared for a few more seconds and let his head fall back . |