Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] for a [det] " in BNC.

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1 Pat said quickly , " Well , we can go to 45 But surely it is all right for a few minutes here . "
2 We should be all right for a few moments as it is deeper water ; we can then make for the beach , hopefully avoiding the big dumping surf . ’
3 She 'll be all right for a few hours .
4 So much for a few of the perils — what are the pleasures ?
5 He said : ‘ He took a chance coming in here , I was only away for a few minutes .
6 She made a mental note to check the tariff later with the receptionist — there would be little point in living so comfortably for a few weeks if the bill swallowed most of her wages at the end of it .
7 Yeah , and they 're only out for a few minutes and they 're fed up out there as well , and backwards and forwards like a fiddlers elbow go on I want to put those lupins in
8 ‘ Katherine , you 'll be pleased to know that I 'm only here for a few days .
9 ‘ We were only there for a few weeks .
10 The track , after leaving the ridge , went steeply down for a few yards and then turned to the right and ran diagonally across the hill for a hundred yards ; the pile of rocks was about midway on the right-hand side of this length of the track .
11 ‘ I had gathered the impression that the Prince had intended to be away only for a few days , ’ said Mahmoud .
12 ‘ I 'm just in for a few tests , ’ he said .
13 I 'm just here for a few short months .
14 Brush more gently for a few days until the gums become healthy again .
15 After that things went more smoothly for a few days , at least until the following Monday .
16 During a break while attending a board meeting , I have looked beyond the faces and the smoke , and seen some idea that has carried me far away for a few moments .
17 By such standards both footballers and cricketers , provided they were among the minority who avoided injury and played in the first team , were quite well off for a few years .
18 The wind group , as we have said , less frequently stands alone , and then only for a few bars at a time .
19 Gordon sat quite still for a few seconds , then uncrossed his legs and went out of the room , a room in his own house , or rather his mother 's .
20 Tony sat quite still for a few moments and then parked his car on the wasteland at the side of the theatre .
21 She sat there silently for a few moments .
22 Just sit there quietly for a few minutes and I 'll see if the doctor is free . ’
23 It was with great relish that I prepared to burn it down — while Charles and Dimity were conveniently away for a few days .
24 FOOTSTEPS IN THE SAME ROOM , THEN THE RADIO IS TURNED UP VERY LOUD FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RIGHT DOWN
25 And the animals were certainly in for a few surprises as our team of ten raced by wearing bright yellow ‘ Wimpey Worldwide ’ T-shirts and hard hats .
26 He stood very still for a few seconds , a faint frown lining his forehead , then the wide mouth twisted in the wry teasing smile which flipped her heart over .
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