Example sentences of "for a [adj] [noun pl] [conj] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
| 2 | It 's only for a few minutes till I buy these and then you can have a turn at walking . |
| 3 | Just sit there quietly for a few minutes and I 'll see if the doctor is free . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ He did make things difficult for a few minutes and I did consider having him fired from the chamber . |
| 5 | He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news . |
| 6 | Mrs Rumney looked at me in silence for a few moments and I saw in her face the dawning of relief and hope . |
| 7 | ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret . |
| 8 | Uplands kept its wholesaling operation going for a few years after I left , but it does n't exist any more ; I think the day of the really small wholesaler is gone . ’ |
| 9 | Oh he had that Cavalier for a few years after I sold it . |
| 10 | It was just a fantasy I nurtured for a few years as I puffed and panted my way through the ten-foots and alleyways of downtown Hull . |
| 11 | ‘ After the Smiths I had been playing the guitar for a few years and I was listening to things like Aztec Camera and Orange Juice . |
| 12 | Fosdyke was all alone , had been for a few days since I had dinner with him in fact . ’ |
| 13 | I ask him to come down for a few days and I also invite Lady De Marr . |
| 14 | Oh , and I 'd stay out of the swimming pool for a few days if I were you , unless you can keep your head above water . |
| 15 | Could you leave this for a few days until I 'm fresher ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I was hoping Kenny could put me up for a few days until I 'd sorted things out with my parents . |
| 17 | So I went back to alight indicator , pulled down only a few inches , which was enough to allow the bream to suck the bait to their lips , and then I paused for a few seconds while I watched the line from the rod-tip tightening in the water . |
| 18 | It was difficult to raise the vein as the filly staggered around , but she came to rest for a few seconds and I dug my thumb into the jugular furrow . |
| 19 | Q I recently became the owner of a pond which I planted and then left for a few weeks before I put the fish in . |
| 20 | After I was at court I had to go back to Low Newton to wait for a few weeks before I could go to Styal prison . |
| 21 | ‘ I had not worked for a few months so I was ready to do something , ’ is how he explains his reasons for doing it . |
| 22 | I had been in Styal for a few months and I kept putting in for an open prison , but they kept saying no . |