Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] for [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fired by the skills of Steve Davis , I 'll go along to one of the local snooker halls for a few frames . |
| 2 | What makes them wait in seedy side rooms for a few moments of dangerous pleasure ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It helps if you both keep independent jealousy logs for a few weeks beforehand . |
| 7 | Abbey Burnfoot fished well over low water on night tides for a few decent codling . |
| 8 | Leave to cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes , then transfer to a wire rack to cool . |
| 9 | If you can occupy a unit of Elf archers for a few turns then the exchange can sometimes be worth it . |