Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv prt] for a few " in BNC.

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1 Van Cleef was cast opposite Eastwood in For A Few Dollars More ( 1965 ) and The Good , The Bad and The Ugly ( 1966 ) and immediately became a major star and a poster pin-up .
2 Sometimes the German fighters followed the bombers back to their bases , and then when they saw the flare path light up for a few brief moments to guide the homecoming aircraft down , they would open up with their guns .
3 If he was n't home , I 'd go back to the squat and keep my head down for a few days .
4 We weighed each other up for a few moments without speaking .
5 We pushed each other around for a few minutes .
6 She made to close the door on them when Mrs Phipps added , ‘ We 're gooin' from dower to dower ter get a collection up for a few flowers .
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