Example sentences of "[vb past] there for a few " in BNC.

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1 He sat there for a few minutes .
2 He sat there for a few moments inhaling the smoke .
3 She sat there for a few seconds , then heard a voice softly calling her name .
4 Anyway , after they 'd gone , I just hobbled round to me mates and stayed there for a few weeks .
5 Henry and I reached London in early October and stayed there for a few months .
6 The sudden change of colour on the wall had upset its sense of direction and it buzzed about angrily and eventually it came into the porch where I was sitting and it stayed there for a few minutes and then went outside searching the wall again for the entrance .
7 He remained there for a few seconds then slowly got to his feet and moved to the door leading into the hallway .
8 They stood there for a few more seconds , staring at each other .
9 Jessamy stood there for a few moments , staring at his retreating back .
10 He stood there for a few moments .
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