Example sentences of "for [art] few [noun] [coord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pat sat smoking in silence for a few minutes and no one else spoke but suddenly he said , ‘ How much of it was real , Julia , when you come to think of it , and how much for fear of what people would say ? |
| 2 | The light changed for a few minutes and a watery sun hit the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
| 3 | ‘ We pick them up , ’ the Skull was saying , ‘ they 're guys with no links , like on the pier or down in the meat streets , they 're always suckers for a few lines and a limousine . |
| 4 | Some of these sporting ‘ characters ’ play golf and appear with comedians such as Jimmy Tarbuck and Bruce Forsyth or actor Sean Connery for a few holes and a bit of friendly banter . |
| 5 | I had lived in a motor car for a few years and the rediscovery of my legs was painful . |
| 6 | Patients have a sore throat for a few days but no other side effects . |
| 7 | In some homes it is possible to stay for a few days or a week at a time either occasionally or on a regular basis . |
| 8 | He had n't shaved for a few days and a sickly smell clung to his clothes and hair . |
| 9 | After fertilization has taken place , the zygote is cultured in the laboratory for a few days and the proembryo is then placed in the woman 's uterus . |
| 10 | Since the female is only on heat for a few days and the males are often widely scattered , these scents are vital for bringing the sexes together at the right time . |
| 11 | Some think that he will go abroad for a few days and the CIA will then engineer his return in a countercoup , just as it did in 1953 . |
| 12 | At present , however , there is a student gap , which may last for a few weeks or a few months , separating the exemptions from the day on which a person enrols on a full-time course of education . |
| 13 | The acute depression lasted for a few months but the wounds healed enough for Gedge to build up a friendship with Duane , whose latent qualities he later recognised . |
| 14 | Before the 1965 Immigration Act , Mirpuri and Bengali families would send their sons to England for a few months or a few years at a time . |