Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] for a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Georgina chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary ; she even asked Celia 's opinion . |
| 2 | The fighting continued for a few seconds before they realised that it was no longer dark . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | After completing his studies at Glasgow University , Gavin worked for a few months at a salmon farm near Ft William , checking for virus infection . |
| 5 | Major Tzann thought for a few seconds . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The Soul Eater crouched for a few moments and Nuadu saw that a thin silvery fluid was beginning to course along its hollow talons . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Aggie thought for a few seconds , ‘ You could come and stay with me . ’ |
| 11 | Slightly off-balance by the speed of the events , Lee floundered for a few moments . |
| 12 | Harry paused for a few minutes . |
| 13 | Horowitz froze for a few seconds . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Sarah watched for a few moments when the game began , then went off to look for her Nature treasures . |
| 16 | Snow settled for a few hours in the Dundee area , causing traffic problems . |
| 17 | Virginia lay for a few more seconds , biting her lip and wriggling as each fresh , lascivious moment relentlessly came back to her . |
| 18 | Holy chaos reigned for a few moments while all heaven was let loose . |
| 19 | The artist thought for a few moments . |
| 20 | The calling continued for a few moments and then , with a cry of ‘ bitch ’ , to her horror , Nicky Scott Wilson began to make the most blood-curdling noise as he bayed her name to the night sky , like a wolf . |
| 21 | A large number of periodicals survived for a few issues and then disappeared : ten ceased or suspended publication during 1971 . |
| 22 | Janine hesitated for a few seconds before she slipped into them . |
| 23 | Harris paused for a few seconds while he negotiated the cabriolet over some deep ruts in the high road . |
| 24 | This vigorous phase continued for a few days , with the column of steam and ash climbing eleven kilometres high above the volcano and showering ash over points up to 480 kilometres distant . |
| 25 | Marlene waited for a few minutes before calling softly to Keith , |
| 26 | Sister Marcus paused for a few seconds . |
| 27 | Lorton paused for a few seconds . |
| 28 | The acute depression lasted for a few months but the wounds healed enough for Gedge to build up a friendship with Duane , whose latent qualities he later recognised . |
| 29 | Mark stood for a few moments at the corner of Parliament Street and Bridge Street . |
| 30 | Karelius remained for a few moments gazing out into the night , taking in the mighty fires and flares , and the cries of ‘ l'Empereur ! ’ mingled occasionally with snatches from the Carmagnole , Père Duchesne , and other patriotic songs . |