Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] for a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I flatter myself that I can meet this danger more calmly and securely than most philologists ; my philosophical seriousness is already too deeply rooted , the true and essential problems of life and thought have been too clearly shown to me by the great mystagogue Schopenhauer … " ( 1869 ) ; " I love the Greeks more and more … [ but ] … the philologist 's existence … seems to me more and more anomalous " ( 1870 ) ; " For me , everything that is best and most beautiful is associated with the names Schopenhauer and Wagner , and I am proud and happy to share this feeling with my closest friends " ( 1870 again ) ; and from the close of the same year , " Let us drag on in this university existence for a few more years ; let us take it as a sorrowful lesson … I realize what Schopenhauer 's doctrine of university wisdom is all about … |
| 2 | We have already quoted part of the letter to Rohde , written in December , which gives the best testimony to Nietzsche 's state of mind : " Let us drag on in this university existence for a few more years … |
| 3 | So , after luxuriating in its hair shirt for a few days , the City would have sold sterling anyway . |
| 4 | Fired by the skills of Steve Davis , I 'll go along to one of the local snooker halls for a few frames . |
| 5 | Kansas City have been the nearly-men of the American Football Conference for a few seasons . |
| 6 | Kansas City have been the nearly-men of the American Football Conference for a few seasons . |
| 7 | I certainly wo n't be going in the practice room for a few days . ’ |
| 8 | Failing that , should we put the grand EC official who is in charge of such policies — Mr. Legras — in a veal crate for a few weeks and see whether he changes his mind after that ? |
| 9 | What makes them wait in seedy side rooms for a few moments of dangerous pleasure ? |
| 10 | Just listen to a copper sit there and talk rubbish for a few minutes . |
| 11 | Here the engineers have to carry out most of their work on Sundays when traffic is light , but this often entails diversions and extended journey times followed by temporary speed restrictions for a few further days at the beginning of each week . |
| 12 | Cook the roux paste for a few seconds , then gradually add the milk . |
| 13 | Others , who of course never used a bank , would pawn a five pound note for a few shillings , with instructions ‘ do n't break the note ’ so they could redeem it still in one piece . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll give you some cortisone cream and I want you to wear cotton gloves for a few days , then come back and see me . |
| 15 | When a tape is put in the VCR , it automatically switches to record a test signal for a few seconds , then rewinds , replays and tweaks the recording parameters to optimize picture quality . |
| 16 | ( Day Use Only ) Have you thought about hiring a Promenade Chalet for a few days . |
| 17 | If I feel that a particular patient is suffering from extreme tension and finds it difficult to relax , then I may suggest that , during the two weeks following the regression session , he simply practises a basic relaxation exercise for a few minutes a day . |
| 18 | They used the mill for silk manufacture for a few years but by 1860 ownership had passed to Samuel Long , who was also running Charfield Mills . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | I smile back and we hold eye contact for a few seconds . |
| 21 | It helps if you both keep independent jealousy logs for a few weeks beforehand . |
| 22 | Oh , and I 'd stay out of the swimming pool for a few days if I were you , unless you can keep your head above water . |
| 23 | To ripen melons , keep them at room temperature for a few days , when ripe store in the fridge and eat as soon as possible . |
| 24 | Abbey Burnfoot fished well over low water on night tides for a few decent codling . |
| 25 | Hence Sharon and partner Martin can only get to be with their pedigree chum for a few precious hours on Sunday mornings at kennels in Wickford . |
| 26 | This is a no-fuss back-up system for a few individual users or for smallish networks . |
| 27 | Barry was unseated at the fifth , but hung on to the reins , ran alongside Midnight Madness for a few strides and bounced back into the saddle to continue in pursuit . |
| 28 | If in a protracted descent , warm the engine every 500 ft in cold conditions by applying cruise power for a few seconds . |
| 29 | He will stay on in a consultancy role for a few months until his successor settles into the job . |
| 30 | She rummaged about in her brown paper carrier-bag for a few minutes more . |