Example sentences of "[noun pl] for [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The downfall of Mrs Thatcher , the arrival of John Major at 10 Downing Street and the Gulf War took the spotlight away from the Group 's activities for a few months . |
| 2 | They talked about their plans for a few minutes . |
| 3 | Starting with three 1½ × ¼in strips of ash for each I intended to steam the strips , clamp to the forms for a few days , and then glue and reclamp . |
| 4 | Martin Ward got to his feet , dusting off sand , and they held each others ' eyes for a few moments without speaking . |
| 5 | For suppose that he , tired as he must be , closes his eyes for a few moments . |
| 6 | At least the manager did n't pounce on me just because I shut my eyes for a few moments . ’ |
| 7 | No I can understand her not having , not wanting kids for a few years but , ca n't you ? |
| 8 | Fired by the skills of Steve Davis , I 'll go along to one of the local snooker halls for a few frames . |
| 9 | They discussed books for a few minutes . |
| 10 | Mr Chairman erm I would like personally take up a suggestion that was in The Star about the possibility of a regional company being based at the playhouse in other words for a few months I would see it as people getting to know this company and rather like a repertory theatre of old then people would want to come and see these people in different roles and I think that would add to the you know repetitive . |
| 11 | Those who could live on savings for a few weeks or months were ‘ that rare class ’ . |
| 12 | The vicar says he 'll can live of his savings for a few weeks , but if there 's still no escape from the dole he 'll have to return to Greece . |
| 13 | It was thought by the producers that the programme slipped out of the top ten ratings for a few weeks because of the squeamishness of some viewers , but this was probably just a seasonal fluctuation . |
| 14 | Social workers and chaplains , with a hospital office , also offer opportunities for a few patients to weep and express distress in privacy , in a sympathetic atmosphere . |
| 15 | New sayings are on everyone 's lips for a few years and then for no reason they disappear , becoming as dead and as dated as the dodo . |
| 16 | can the children go to foster parents for a few hours , a longer period , or indefinitely ? ( see page 14 ) |
| 17 | The magazine will just have to lurch along snuggled up to me and my ageing haemorrhoids for a few weeks . |
| 18 | He patted his pockets for a few moments . |
| 19 | She also sewed clothes for toys and puppets , tiny dresses and jackets for anthropomorphic bears and monkeys and robes and mantles in silks and velvets for the few puppets they sold in the shop and gowns and breeches for the tall puppets who performed in the theatre . |
| 20 | He had no political aims and did not lead a faction , although he sought lesser posts for a few clients . |
| 21 | Some people did expect an awful lot from those youngsters for the few shillings they paid them . |
| 22 | Children with considerable learning problems were removed from mainstream classes for a few months and taught by a specially appointed additional teacher . |
| 23 | While Agassi and Sampras , with supreme pre-final confidence , had flown home from Frankfurt after the ATP Finals for a few days of relaxation in Florida before returning to Europe , Noah had taken his squad off to a Swiss tennis resort , where they trained for 6 hours a day , offered themselves for 30 minutes daily to the press for customary grilling and focussed wholly on the task in hand . |
| 24 | Betty and George found their support in the local day centre , Jill from a relative 's support group and Gladys through a care attendant scheme that relieved her responsibilities for a few hours each day . |
| 25 | They blew their cash on Monopoly-money advances for a few celebs . |
| 26 | The resultant paste is cask-conditions for a few days before bottling . |
| 27 | Put 10 cl of water and the same amount of white wine vinegar into a bowl or glass — along with three sprigs of rosemary , a sage leaf or two and three cloves of crushed garlic — and leave them all to exchange flavours for a few hours . |
| 28 | On 14 October Coleridge wrote abstractedly to John Thelwall that , ‘ I should much wish , like the Indian Vishna , to float about along an infinite ocean cradled in the flower of the Lotos , & wake once in a million years for a few minutes — just to know that I was going to sleep a million years more . ’ |
| 29 | Well I I shall leave you to go through the questions for a few minutes . |
| 30 | For one thing , she said , they could hardly scrape up enough money for one deck passage , let alone two , for in two years he had sold only three paintings for a few pounds . |