Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] for a few " in BNC.

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1 When I gave it away I believe I was still playing well enough to continue for a few more years , but I had had enough , and it was time to consider the family .
2 ‘ You wo n't be going back to work for a few days , I 'm afraid , Francisco . ’
3 I was afraid to go to bed , or even to sleep for a few moments in my chair .
4 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 .
5 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 .
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