Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Why not extend you holiday by staying on for a few nights in Copenhagen ? |
| 32 | On the return , you can stay on for a few nights in Copenhagen for just £39 per person per night . |
| 33 | The Threarah waited politely for a few moments and then he said , " Well , now , and what ought we to do about it , I wonder ? |
| 34 | The hunt itself moved on after a few minutes , leaving the terrier man to flush out the fox . |
| 35 | The three piece leather does make for a lot of stitching at the sides and this suffered quite badly after a few days on rough moraine . |
| 36 | Once in the hides , sentries had been posted to protect the company positions , and many of the men took the opportunity to get some rest , if only for a few minutes . |
| 37 | Always close and lock all doors and windows when you leave your caravan — even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 38 | To protect your bike , always lock it every time you leave it , even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 39 | ‘ Only for a few minutes . |
| 40 | It 's only for a few minutes till I buy these and then you can have a turn at walking . |
| 41 | Despite this demonstration of his habitual need for normal sleep , even if only for a few hours a night , this same individual appeared on television a few years later , again claiming never to sleep . |
| 42 | Opportunities to relax and let her guard down , even if only for a few hours , had been rare . |
| 43 | We knew it was not true to life but it was a good way to escape our humdrum lives if only for a few hours . |
| 44 | Even if it 's only for a few days both you and your baby will benefit . |
| 45 | ‘ It 's only for a few days , Elinor , and it 's just an hour and a half away from London . |
| 46 | The ceremonies lasted for a month and millions attended , many coming only for a few days . |
| 47 | ‘ As I say , only for a few days . |
| 48 | ‘ I had gathered the impression that the Prince had intended to be away only for a few days , ’ said Mahmoud . |
| 49 | Events which are severely threatful only for a few days , or which are of a relatively mild or even positive nature , are unlikely to be associated with depression ( see chapter 4 ) . |
| 50 | The wind group , as we have said , less frequently stands alone , and then only for a few bars at a time . |
| 51 | But he was reassured by the fact that the Dhah had promised that they were leaving only for a few weeks vacation . |
| 52 | Anyway , it 's only for a few weeks , you said . |
| 53 | And all thanks I got was to be sacked at end of summer — though only for a few months , that is , 'cos of the revolution . |
| 54 | ‘ Only for a few months , yes . |
| 55 | This inherited , natural , passive ( the baby has not produced it ) immunity to , for example , measles and whooping cough usually lasts only for a few months after birth . |
| 56 | Like the other Acorus species described so far , it grows only for a few months in the aquarium . |
| 57 | Central Office tried to keep the local parties alive , for the party truce was only renewed for a few months at a time and parliament was prolonged beyond its five-year term only for a few months at a time too . |
| 58 | There is a fundamental contradiction between the official figures ( which , as Teddy perfectly fairly pointed out , showed that 75 per cent of those who went on Government schemes did secure subsequent employment ) and the common experience that such jobs tended to last only for a few months . |
| 59 | Usually it will be only for a few seconds , but it is the ability to do it instantly on demand that is so important . |
| 60 | At the summit cairn on Shunner Fell , we paused only for a few seconds to look towards Swaledale and back towards Mallerstang before moving on . |