Example sentences of "[det] for a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It shows that the public is beginning to realise that for a few pounds spent on car security they can protect their second most expensive purchase , ’ he said . |
| 2 | ‘ It shows that the public is beginning to realise that for a few pounds spent on car security they can protect their second most expensive purchase . ’ |
| 3 | Then , after going on like that for a few minutes he took my hand and said , ‘ Faith you were absolutely rubbish ! ’ with that famous dead-pan expression . |
| 4 | So after a week he takes away the bandage , removes the bit of radium , sure enough there 's a bright red radiation burn on his forearm but apart from that he feels fine , he does n't feel ill , he obviously has n't died , er so he said well I 'll leave that for a few weeks and monitor my , my health and see if there 's any long term affects from this exposure to , to radiation . |
| 5 | He remained like that for a few seconds longer , while they tied his wrists to a pair of iron rings bolted into the wall , and then they let him go and left him dangling there — half in , half out of the river . |
| 6 | He seemed to consider that for a few seconds and then replied , ‘ Maria Luisa needed me around . ’ |
| 7 | They stayed like that for a few seconds , both breathing hard , their mouths almost touching . |
| 8 | Nigel considered this for a few moments and then he said , ‘ Tell you what . |
| 9 | After thinking about this for a few minutes , he said , ‘ No ; it must be imagination . ’ |
| 10 | He held her like this for a few seconds and then , suddenly , the oddly predatory look left his face and his hands dropped to his sides . |
| 11 | He sometimes wondered if it was not Blanche 's ability to daydream like this for a few seconds a day , the power to see beauty in apparent ugliness , that was the key to her resilience . |
| 12 | He pondered the implications of this for a few days , uncertain whether to welcome it or feel alarmed . |
| 13 | Do this for a few days ( see figure 4 ) . |
| 14 | Could you leave this for a few days until I 'm fresher ? ’ |
| 15 | They had been fucking like this for a few months , slyly , without letting on to the outside world . |
| 16 | We stared at one another for a few seconds . |
| 17 | These people , I remarked , could pull out of their pockets , thoughtlessly , as much money for a round of drinks as most single parents have to live on for a week ; could pay as much for a few hours ’ sleep as a Third World peasant and his family have to live , or die , on for a year . |
| 18 | All for a few inches of bloody zipper ! |
| 19 | Who would n't jump at the chance of spending a free six months in the Southern Hemisphere , flights paid , car provided and all for a few afternoons coaching ? |
| 20 | ‘ There will be enough wages to keep you all for a few weeks at least , until you have a chance to find another situation . |
| 21 | Durie said : ‘ I 've been up front on my own for a few games . |