Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] for a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Warned that she could only stay for a few moments , Laura had sat down quietly in a chair beside the bed , taking her cousin 's inert , pale hand and praying , as she had never prayed before , that Liz would be able to survive her ordeal . |
| 2 | In ordinary aquarium sand or gravel it will merely survive for a few months . |
| 3 | In order not to dull your pleasure I intend to only speak for a few minutes in case we all get snowed in/melt away in the heat ! |
| 4 | After the model had been repaired , Watt discovered that it would only work for a few stroked and then stop . |
| 5 | Again , the benefits of being landlord , so far as they can enure to an owner who has parted with the property , would only continue for a former landlord who had continuing liability . |
| 6 | Dana did not reappear for a few days , and during that time I felt I was going mad . |
| 7 | You see , when we went through the asteroid storm , I did n't watch for a few seconds . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Sir Stanley 's only regret is that he did n't play for a few years more . |
| 10 | 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 . |