Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] for a few " in BNC.

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1 But I flatter myself that I can meet this danger more calmly and securely than most philologists ; my philosophical seriousness is already too deeply rooted , the true and essential problems of life and thought have been too clearly shown to me by the great mystagogue Schopenhauer … " ( 1869 ) ; " I love the Greeks more and more … [ but ] … the philologist 's existence … seems to me more and more anomalous " ( 1870 ) ; " For me , everything that is best and most beautiful is associated with the names Schopenhauer and Wagner , and I am proud and happy to share this feeling with my closest friends " ( 1870 again ) ; and from the close of the same year , " Let us drag on in this university existence for a few more years ; let us take it as a sorrowful lesson … I realize what Schopenhauer 's doctrine of university wisdom is all about …
2 We have already quoted part of the letter to Rohde , written in December , which gives the best testimony to Nietzsche 's state of mind : " Let us drag on in this university existence for a few more years …
3 So , after luxuriating in its hair shirt for a few days , the City would have sold sterling anyway .
4 TESL was run as an alternative methods course for a few years , until TEFL/TESL became a combined methods course in 1986 .
5 A great deal is going on in those regions , and people in the south who have not been north of Watford Gap for a few years should go and see what is happening there .
6 Kansas City have been the nearly-men of the American Football Conference for a few seasons .
7 Kansas City have been the nearly-men of the American Football Conference for a few seasons .
8 I certainly wo n't be going in the practice room for a few days . ’
9 Failing that , should we put the grand EC official who is in charge of such policies — Mr. Legras — in a veal crate for a few weeks and see whether he changes his mind after that ?
10 Just listen to a copper sit there and talk rubbish for a few minutes .
11 After standing silently looking up at the Brooklyn sky for a few minutes , and reciting a poem , she then jumped back into the car .
12 The driver stopped the jeep outside the Saulnier farm for a few moments to say goodbye to the farmer , a very good friend to the Commandos , especially No. 6 Commando .
13 Cook the roux paste for a few seconds , then gradually add the milk .
14 Others , who of course never used a bank , would pawn a five pound note for a few shillings , with instructions ‘ do n't break the note ’ so they could redeem it still in one piece .
15 When a tape is put in the VCR , it automatically switches to record a test signal for a few seconds , then rewinds , replays and tweaks the recording parameters to optimize picture quality .
16 ( Day Use Only ) Have you thought about hiring a Promenade Chalet for a few days .
17 If I feel that a particular patient is suffering from extreme tension and finds it difficult to relax , then I may suggest that , during the two weeks following the regression session , he simply practises a basic relaxation exercise for a few minutes a day .
18 They used the mill for silk manufacture for a few years but by 1860 ownership had passed to Samuel Long , who was also running Charfield Mills .
19 I smile back and we hold eye contact for a few seconds .
20 Seaham area for a few codling in the harbour and from the Green Wall .
21 Bought as an ‘ add-on ’ with a house contents policy for a few pounds a year , it should cover you for consumer , household and personal injury claims .
22 Oh , and I 'd stay out of the swimming pool for a few days if I were you , unless you can keep your head above water .
23 To ripen melons , keep them at room temperature for a few days , when ripe store in the fridge and eat as soon as possible .
24 Hence Sharon and partner Martin can only get to be with their pedigree chum for a few precious hours on Sunday mornings at kennels in Wickford .
25 It was at this point that I gave up any hopes for an aviation career simply because of the increasing high cost of hiring that DH Moth for a few hours every weekend .
26 This is a no-fuss back-up system for a few individual users or for smallish networks .
27 Barry was unseated at the fifth , but hung on to the reins , ran alongside Midnight Madness for a few strides and bounced back into the saddle to continue in pursuit .
28 If in a protracted descent , warm the engine every 500 ft in cold conditions by applying cruise power for a few seconds .
29 He will stay on in a consultancy role for a few months until his successor settles into the job .
30 She rummaged about in her brown paper carrier-bag for a few minutes more .
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