Example sentences of "[adv] work for a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the model had been repaired , Watt discovered that it would only work for a few stroked and then stop . |
| 2 | Even if you only work for a few hours a week , take out professional indemnity insurance . |
| 3 | a combine , which only works for a few days or weeks in the year is far too costly for a smallholder , who must either rely on a contractor or work with simpler equipment . |
| 4 | ‘ I had not worked for a few months so I was ready to do something , ’ is how he explains his reasons for doing it . |
| 5 | ‘ You wo n't be going back to work for a few days , I 'm afraid , Francisco . ’ |
| 6 | Local information suggests that it was occasionally worked for a few years after this , but by the 1950s had stopped completely . |