Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] for a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the houses in the village were quite large , with shutters which were only opened for a few hours in the mornings ; if there was a breeze long lace curtains could be seen gently moving . |
| 2 | Unfortunately the cup was only awarded for a few years before that too disappeared . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Lepine was not cremated for a few days yet , until after the despatch of a couple of his victims also being tended to at the Côte-Des-Neiges cemetery , opposite the mountain , alongside the University of Montreal , where Marc Lepine joined his victims in the silence at the centre . |
| 5 | ‘ I had not worked for a few months so I was ready to do something , ’ is how he explains his reasons for doing it . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He stood there slightly bent for a few seconds holding his stomach and then he staggered and slowly fell to the floor . |
| 8 | Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | In 1986 , when leading , he hit a four-iron into it , his confidence seemingly shattered for a few years after . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | He had n't shaved for a few days and a sickly smell clung to his clothes and hair . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Local information suggests that it was occasionally worked for a few years after this , but by the 1950s had stopped completely . |