Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] for [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To have released Meehan from seven years of wrongful imprisonment , recommended a free pardon for him , and then to have arrested and charged Waddell for the same crime would have required a greater degree of resolution than either of them possessed . |
| 2 | Anne studied Robyn for a few moments . |
| 3 | She did not see Joe for a few days and then one Friday as she walked past she saw him in the teashop and went in to join him . |
| 4 | The crowd were settling in nicely to this when Ray ‘ Preston ’ joined John for a few numbers . |
| 5 | The doubts of these two people were entirely different , but they were both doubting God for the same reason : they did not know God as he really is . |
| 6 | Perhaps , while she hassled , she managed to forget Montaine for a few hours . |
| 7 | He had only known Heather for a few weeks , after all , and may well have been deceived by the impression she had created in Rhodes ' alien environment . |
| 8 | ‘ I want you to let me have Hannah for a few days . |
| 9 | Elinor said , ‘ I saw Sam for a few minutes , darling . |
| 10 | ‘ This young lad was getting people to mind Sam for a few days at a time . |
| 11 | John went over to Mosquito Island where he has established James for a few days with a government tent , man and fitting-up . |