Example sentences of "into [noun sg] for a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Inside her room , Mildred decided to get into bed for a few minutes to warm up . |
2 | Then it 's time to slide into bed for a few hours ' sleep , to be woken once again for a patrol that will signal the start of a new day . |
3 | I had a meal out with a friend recently , and now we 've got mother into hospital for a few weeks so that I can take my husband away on holiday . |
4 | Well now , look here , I think we 'd better pop you into hospital for a few days , where we can keep an eye on you . |
5 | She subsided into silence for a few minutes , her glance going around the room , her fingers twining restlessly in her lap until his hand reached out and covered hers . |
6 | We went into Street for a few years and then we came up here in nineteen twenty eight . |