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 ’ . |