Example sentences of "for a few [noun pl] [coord] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 On the other hand , Heron ( 1794 ) says that Lewis was destitute of wood except for a few birches and hazels ’ .
2 They may also know of people seeking work for a few hours or days per week , perhaps to help out with the garden , or heavier household tasks , or shopping .
3 They chatted for a few minutes but Treloar had nothing more to say .
4 WATCH receptionist/telephonist Ann Sheppard at work for a few minutes and productivity levels take on a whole new dimension .
5 just for a few bits and pieces and any extras and
6 As always , we have to be prepared beforehand , and as we can not start the job without tools , this is the place for a few dos and don'ts .
7 The Soul Eater crouched for a few moments and Nuadu saw that a thin silvery fluid was beginning to course along its hollow talons .
8 Better to hold on to power for a few days or hours longer .
9 a combine , which only works for a few days or weeks in the year is far too costly for a smallholder , who must either rely on a contractor or work with simpler equipment .
10 Many widows like to stay in the home of a family member for a few days or weeks afterwards , but if she is going to return to her own home at some time , this should not be delayed for too long .
11 So , too , are the increasing number of so-called closing down sales which often take place for a few days or weeks at the end of a shop lease .
12 More characteristic still are the thousands of tiny meltwater streams that trickle from ice-sheets and snow-banks for a few days or weeks each summer , often following the same channels year after year , and sometimes building up mats of vegetation along their course .
13 Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks .
14 We all thought right okay , we 'll get out for a few days and matters 'll come to a head , get sorted out and we 'd be back at work , happy as anything you know , everything sorted within a couple of weeks .
15 I did n't want anyone to feel that this diet was a ‘ prison sentence ’ to be endured for a few weeks or months before old habits could be reintroduced .
16 Sniffed for a few weeks or months .
17 Those who could live on savings for a few weeks or months were ‘ that rare class ’ .
18 That case is not expected to come to court for a few months and Dairy Crest wanted to stop him trading in the meantime .
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