Example sentences of "[adj] for a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the smell of warm grass came to join that of the roses and gunpowder and he fell asleep for a few moments , dreaming of cricket fields and meadows . |
| 2 | He fell asleep for a few hours just before dawn and woke cold and cramped , his head on the small desk , his body somehow wedged on the stool . |
| 3 | Tabitha looked around in vain for a few minutes . |
| 4 | 2 Heat the oil in a small frying pan and fry the turmeric for a few seconds . |
| 5 | The keel stayed solid for a few moments , then clouded and became clear as glass . |
| 6 | ‘ It shows that the public is beginning to realise that for a few pounds spent on car security they can protect their second most expensive purchase , ’ he said . |
| 7 | ‘ It shows that the public is beginning to realise that for a few pounds spent on car security they can protect their second most expensive purchase . ’ |
| 8 | Then , after going on like that for a few minutes he took my hand and said , ‘ Faith you were absolutely rubbish ! ’ with that famous dead-pan expression . |
| 9 | So after a week he takes away the bandage , removes the bit of radium , sure enough there 's a bright red radiation burn on his forearm but apart from that he feels fine , he does n't feel ill , he obviously has n't died , er so he said well I 'll leave that for a few weeks and monitor my , my health and see if there 's any long term affects from this exposure to , to radiation . |
| 10 | He remained like that for a few seconds longer , while they tied his wrists to a pair of iron rings bolted into the wall , and then they let him go and left him dangling there — half in , half out of the river . |
| 11 | He seemed to consider that for a few seconds and then replied , ‘ Maria Luisa needed me around . ’ |
| 12 | They stayed like that for a few seconds , both breathing hard , their mouths almost touching . |
| 13 | Nigel considered this for a few moments and then he said , ‘ Tell you what . |
| 14 | After thinking about this for a few minutes , he said , ‘ No ; it must be imagination . ’ |
| 15 | He held her like this for a few seconds and then , suddenly , the oddly predatory look left his face and his hands dropped to his sides . |
| 16 | He sometimes wondered if it was not Blanche 's ability to daydream like this for a few seconds a day , the power to see beauty in apparent ugliness , that was the key to her resilience . |
| 17 | He pondered the implications of this for a few days , uncertain whether to welcome it or feel alarmed . |
| 18 | Do this for a few days ( see figure 4 ) . |
| 19 | Could you leave this for a few days until I 'm fresher ? ’ |
| 20 | They had been fucking like this for a few months , slyly , without letting on to the outside world . |
| 21 | He was standing in the far corner , talking to some men , and she was able to view him unobserved for a few moments . |
| 22 | Well if it came over his house th oh of course , next to the that will have been empty for a few years so |
| 23 | We stared at one another for a few seconds . |
| 24 | If I remember right , first home matches have been similar for a few years now . |
| 25 | Quite apart from the blunder there was one moment near the end of the game when he was walking around on the stage of Sadler 's Wells , unaware for a few minutes that it was his move . |
| 26 | The CO looked thoughtful for a few moments . |
| 27 | Most continue ripening in store until ready for the table , but a few varieties must be brought into the warm for a few days before they are ready to eat . |
| 28 | These people , I remarked , could pull out of their pockets , thoughtlessly , as much money for a round of drinks as most single parents have to live on for a week ; could pay as much for a few hours ’ sleep as a Third World peasant and his family have to live , or die , on for a year . |
| 29 | They were usually listless for a few days before they collapsed , breathing with evident difficulty and , in a few cases , discharging a white frothy liquid from their nostrils . |
| 30 | They would be noticeable for a few days after passing into the camp , unfamiliar faces asking the way to the lavatories , or being excused washing-up by the people in whose rooms they had been placed . |