Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] for a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They will also be able to supply you with a list of suitable short-term homes for the elderly in your area , to which your parent might consider going for a few weeks each year in order that you may have a holiday , if there is no other member of the family who could take over your responsibilities in your absence . |
| 2 | I would n't , I would n't mind going for a few days |
| 3 | They could easily have waited for a few days . ’ |
| 4 | The blow would have killed him instantly — at least , he might have lived for a few minutes in a technical sense , but he would have been unconscious and effectively dead . |
| 5 | In the event of trouble , remove the villain , let the other fish settle for a few days and them put him back . |