Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | After I was at court I had to go back to Low Newton to wait for a few weeks before I could go to Styal prison . |
| 2 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 3 | Why are government bonds which still have eleven months to run regarded as liquid , whereas overdrafts granted for a few weeks are not ? |
| 4 | Lacuna 's eyes closed for a few seconds . |
| 5 | Uterine contractions continue for a few days after birth ( they are often particularly evident when the child begins to suck at the nipple ) . |
| 6 | Georgina chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary ; she even asked Celia 's opinion . |
| 7 | Predictions from these tables will let you down once or twice a year when a session of light wind invades for a few days . |
| 8 | The fighting continued for a few seconds before they realised that it was no longer dark . |
| 9 | The light changed for a few minutes and a watery sun hit the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
| 10 | The decapitated head spun like a ball in the air , lips still moving ; his trunk stood for a few seconds in its own fountain of hot red gore before crashing on to the blood-stained ice . |
| 11 | After completing his studies at Glasgow University , Gavin worked for a few months at a salmon farm near Ft William , checking for virus infection . |
| 12 | When she had left the bedroom he heard her feet scurrying for a few minutes , then the door slammed . |
| 13 | Major Tzann thought for a few seconds . |
| 14 | He led the horse into one of the stables and the shock after the bright light made Maggie blink for a few seconds . |
| 15 | Grandma lay for a few days drifting in and out of sleep , unaware of everything about her , until one afternoon when Julia and Carrie were sitting with her . |
| 16 | The Soul Eater crouched for a few moments and Nuadu saw that a thin silvery fluid was beginning to course along its hollow talons . |
| 17 | Looking at the relaxed poses in our photographs , it will come as no surprise to learn that Clarissa modelled for a few years back in the 60s . |
| 18 | Leave the rabbit to set for a few moments . |
| 19 | You let things lapse for a few days more . |
| 20 | But now they 're having a heated debate about script changes , so I grabbed the chance to escape for a few minutes . ’ |
| 21 | If the hon. Gentleman waits for a few days , he may be made aware of developments emanating from a source not far from me now which may interest him and which may deal with that point . |
| 22 | Lindsey lay for a few seconds , battling with a sense of disorientation , one arm flung over her face as she tried to remember where she was . |
| 23 | Aggie thought for a few seconds , ‘ You could come and stay with me . ’ |
| 24 | The mother 's death is portrayed in a macabre scene where Walter is unsure whether she has died , or even what death is , and allows the corpse to rot for a few days while he sits by her side . |
| 25 | Slightly off-balance by the speed of the events , Lee floundered for a few moments . |
| 26 | Harry paused for a few minutes . |
| 27 | Horowitz froze for a few seconds . |
| 28 | The Syracusan tyranny lasted for a few more years ; Hiero was even able to install his son Deinomenes as ruler of a new city of Etna , built to house the population of Katane and Naxos , ousted some time in the 470s ( cp . |
| 29 | Sarah watched for a few moments when the game began , then went off to look for her Nature treasures . |
| 30 | Snow settled for a few hours in the Dundee area , causing traffic problems . |