Example sentences of "was [adj] for a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | After it died , the silence was absolute for a few moments . |
2 | It was tense for a few minutes … but it was the first home game … and the first win at stake . |
3 | 10 October , 1903 RAYMOND ASQUITH writes to Lady Manners from Aberdeenshire : ‘ We had a storm yesterday and went out to watch the waves : I ventured too far out onto a rock and was knocked flat on my face against a granite floor by one of the biggest rollers ever seen on this coast : I never felt such a blow ; luckily I fell in a crevice and was n't washed away ; but I was stunned for a few seconds , and when I got up my face and knee were streaming with blood . |
4 | Although the station was non-operational for a few years following the disaster it was fully operational again by April 1979 and since 1985 has had a modern Tyne class lifeboat on station to cover the wide stretch of north-east facing coast around the port . |
5 | It was alright for a few weeks and then it began to look very anaemic and sorry for itself . |
6 | He was silent for a few moments , then he raised his head , took a couple of gulps of tea and remarked very slowly , Jesus Christ , Piper , you must be bloody bomb happy ! |
7 | Harris was silent for a few moments , regarding Manville quizzically . |
8 | Beckett was silent for a few moments . |
9 | Talbot was silent for a few minutes . |
10 | Anne was silent for a few minutes . |
11 | The crowded church was silent for a few seconds at these words no citizen of Decin had ever heard before . |
12 | Margaret was silent for a few seconds . |
13 | Freddie was quiet for a few moments , then to Billy 's surprise he nodded . |