Example sentences of "for a [adj] [noun pl] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a thousand years the Elves raised this vast sky-reaching structure . |
| 2 | For a hundred days the issues had to be argued out in front of a High Court judge , Mr Justice Parker . |
| 3 | For a few moments the headlights stayed , then she heard the noise of acceleration and once more all was quiet . |
| 4 | For a few moments the clouds open and we lie in the heat of a hazy sun , our efforts justly rewarded . |
| 5 | For a few moments the pilots sat there , appalled by the racket , upset by the tragedy , unwilling to leave . |
| 6 | For a few seconds the lights at the Villa Fiesole failed entirely , and in those few seconds there was the sound of the back door being opened and footsteps in the passage . |
| 7 | Gerald Sutherland , 41 , said : ‘ For a few seconds the doors were shut and people were really panicking , then they opened and passengers rushed out as quickly as they could . |