Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for a [det] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Her lot had not been a happy one : the husband whom she had only ever seen for a few precious weeks in all since their marriage had now left her a widow , without support and with a child and step-children to fend for . |
| 32 | The winter sales may be coming to an end … but Gloucester 's rugby men are still looking for a few late bargains when they head north to Sale this weekend . |
| 33 | Unfortunately this is a problem which faces both kites er and ospreys and , and some other birds of prey , so er we always look for a few losses , but we hope that nevertheless , in a good season like this , the birds will breed well enough to produce good numbers of young . |
| 34 | More typically , the individual child stands at the teacher 's desk , muttering or stentoriously chanting for a few minutes , until checked by the ticking of a card which is slipped into the reading book at the page he or she has reached , or is expected to reach " by next time " . |
| 35 | He stood there slightly bent for a few seconds holding his stomach and then he staggered and slowly fell to the floor . |
| 36 | In 1773 when raw silk was difficult to obtain , the owner of a throwing mill in Sherborne wrote : … having discharged many of my hands which are either starving , or are become burdensome to the town , others are incessantly crying for a little work and could they obtain but a morsel of Barley-bread they are happy , they very often go days with little or no nourishment … the continued cries of the poor people complaining for want of the necessaries of life as well for want of employment is shocking indeed … and what is worse the overseers are not so bountiful to the necessitous as I could wish . |
| 37 | The fact was that Charles gave up shooting for a few years because he had simply grown bored with it : it was too easy to blast away overfed birds frightened into the air by a band of beaters . |
| 38 | ‘ You wo n't be going back to work for a few days , I 'm afraid , Francisco . ’ |
| 39 | Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks . |
| 40 | I have n't toured for a few years now , apart from the World Cup and I made that an exception because I felt we could go all the way and win it . ’ |
| 41 | In 1986 , when leading , he hit a four-iron into it , his confidence seemingly shattered for a few years after . |
| 42 | Then either leave to rehydrate , then eat or alternatively cook for a few minutes before eating . |
| 43 | You see , when we went through the asteroid storm , I did n't watch for a few seconds . |
| 44 | Normally , each hair follicle goes through a resting phase ( telogen ) every few years : hair stops growing , falls out and is n't replaced for a few months . |
| 45 | I was afraid to go to bed , or even to sleep for a few moments in my chair . |
| 46 | Your hair may be well cut , but if you 're a trendy executive and your latest hairdo is just that tiny bit mumsy , you may as well hibernate for a few months . |
| 47 | There are about 3,000 bears there and they could be a hazard if they come out of the dens and have n't eaten for a few months . ’ |
| 48 | He had n't shaved for a few days and a sickly smell clung to his clothes and hair . |
| 49 | Sir Stanley 's only regret is that he did n't play for a few years more . |
| 50 | He says that if it 's given regular pruning there 's no reason why it should n't live for a few hundred years more . |
| 51 | He then fainted for a few seconds . |
| 52 | Add a cinnamon stick or a few slices of fresh root ginger , then simmer for a few minutes — check it has a good flavour , then remove the spices and add 450g/1lb chopped rhubarb . |
| 53 | Rachel groaned as her alarm sounded the following Monday morning and , rolling over , she flicked the button to silence it , then lay for a few minutes staring at the ceiling . |
| 54 | Then relax for a few moments . |
| 55 | The group then reassembles for a few days to allow everyone to present their trial training session . |
| 56 | She used to come down here from London , sometimes just for a meal , sometimes to unwind for a few days , sometimes with some young swain or other , sometimes on her own . |
| 57 | Most large towns in Britain with sizable Asian communities have three or four resident hakims , and an unknown number visit Britain from abroad to practise for a few weeks several times a year . |
| 58 | 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 . |
| 59 | Now that 's settled can I carry on moping for a few hours more ? ’ |
| 60 | Local information suggests that it was occasionally worked for a few years after this , but by the 1950s had stopped completely . |