Example sentences of "[adj] for a few " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Then the smell of warm grass came to join that of the roses and gunpowder and he fell asleep for a few moments , dreaming of cricket fields and meadows . |
| 2 | He fell asleep for a few hours just before dawn and woke cold and cramped , his head on the small desk , his body somehow wedged on the stool . |
| 3 | Tabitha looked around in vain for a few minutes . |
| 4 | Tito , at the age of 87 , was forced to stay alive for a few extra weeks by the vigorous application of every last trick of the medical trade , including the use of a kidney machine , long after it was apparent that he had reached the end of a pretty long road . |
| 5 | 2 Heat the oil in a small frying pan and fry the turmeric for a few seconds . |
| 6 | The keel stayed solid for a few moments , then clouded and became clear as glass . |
| 7 | He was standing in the far corner , talking to some men , and she was able to view him unobserved for a few moments . |
| 8 | Well if it came over his house th oh of course , next to the that will have been empty for a few years so |
| 9 | If I remember right , first home matches have been similar for a few years now . |
| 10 | Quite apart from the blunder there was one moment near the end of the game when he was walking around on the stage of Sadler 's Wells , unaware for a few minutes that it was his move . |
| 11 | The CO looked thoughtful for a few moments . |
| 12 | Most continue ripening in store until ready for the table , but a few varieties must be brought into the warm for a few days before they are ready to eat . |
| 13 | They were usually listless for a few days before they collapsed , breathing with evident difficulty and , in a few cases , discharging a white frothy liquid from their nostrils . |
| 14 | They would be noticeable for a few days after passing into the camp , unfamiliar faces asking the way to the lavatories , or being excused washing-up by the people in whose rooms they had been placed . |
| 15 | Forest Mere for a Few Days |
| 16 | After it died , the silence was absolute for a few moments . |
| 17 | Rather than chase somebody and take away what little respect they have , it 's far better that they go out and maybe get lost for a few minutes and then come back , than have somebody chase them . |
| 18 | Just take it easy for a few minutes and save your strength for when the police arrive . |
| 19 | The horizon was a dark terracotta colour , the top of the dying sun just visible for a few seconds before it dropped out of sight and the sky doused the remaining light like a heavy black blanket . |
| 20 | I did get a bit paranoid for a few months , stopped using the tube . |
| 21 | IF you are planning to take part in the sponsored step aerobics session for the day care centre sit tight for a few weeks . |
| 22 | The glaze will stay shiny for a few days but after a week will begin to lose its gloss , so do n't decorate the cake too early . |
| 23 | A couple of years later she had her second baby and again breast-fed for a few months after the birth . |
| 24 | It was tense for a few minutes … but it was the first home game … and the first win at stake . |
| 25 | I was diplomatically ill for a few days and then I returned to my normal work . |
| 26 | On 15 December Helen 's baby , a tiny perfect girl , was born , but her labour was long and difficult and she was very ill for a few days after it . |
| 27 | I was really ill for a few weeks . |
| 28 | I 'm going on a fast for a few days because everything you eat 's bad for you . ’ |
| 29 | Her XR3i , I calculated , would do me just fine for a few days . |
| 30 | In a small club in Hamilton , Ontario , he jammed with them onstage for a few nights . |