Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] for a few " in BNC.

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1 Going it alone in difficult times is not to be recommended , but if you wish to try it for a few weeks then there is no harm done , simply time lost if you are unsuccessful .
2 Also their directors wont really be able to sack him for a few years .
3 There are four key ideas in that sentence , and I want to underline them for a few more minutes .
4 He designed and built it specially for his wife because she 'd always wanted to live by the river , but she only had time to enjoy it for a few months before she died .
5 Gradually it became possible to stop her for a few seconds , and then to ask her to start walking again before her anxiety rose and she reared .
6 Tiny children , barefoot and dirty , tried to generate enough courage to touch us for a few fils ’ .
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