Example sentences of "[noun pl] for a 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 | He had no political aims and did not lead a faction , although he sought lesser posts for a few clients . |
| 20 | Children with considerable learning problems were removed from mainstream classes for a few months and taught by a specially appointed additional teacher . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | They blew their cash on Monopoly-money advances for a few celebs . |
| 24 | The resultant paste is cask-conditions for a few days before bottling . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . ’ |
| 27 | Well I I shall leave you to go through the questions for a few minutes . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Ann will look after things for a few days . |
| 30 | Delay things for a few days ? ’ |