Example sentences of "the [noun sg] for a few " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I still ca n't work out how they got away with it because I 'd only left it outside the tent for a few moments before it vanished . |
2 | ‘ After the Smiths I had been playing the guitar for a few years and I was listening to things like Aztec Camera and Orange Juice . |
3 | Once Queen Victoria had been established on the throne for a few decades , she acquired a natural authority when dealing with her prime ministers . |
4 | It will stop the Yssgaroth for a few hours … . ’ |
5 | Surely you can tap the chairman for a few quid so we can buy someone half-decent . |
6 | ‘ You 'll notice that this ‘ fridge opens from right to left , so the door would conceal the identity of anyone entering the kitchen for a few seconds at least . |
7 | Then one time when he was doing some other business with the woman we called Mrs Howard , he sold her the story for a few marks . |
8 | Outside the wind grew even more savage and we cut short the one doomed attempt to raise the tent , retreating to the truck for a few minutes of poor slumber . |
9 | If you give yourself a shake , change your seating position slightly , open the clear vision panel for some fresh air , change hands on the stick for a few moments and have a sweet or drink , you can snap out of it and start to work normally again . |
10 | In some cases , this needs to be relieved by placing a drain ( catheter ) in the bladder for a few days . |
11 | Having used the preamp for a few weeks now I have got bored with the presets and want to start using it to create some more familiar sounds . |
12 | For obvious reasons , people receiving injections of the drug must stay in the dark for a few days , and keep out of direct sunlight for a month , or longer . |
13 | ‘ A most dramatic turn of events ! ’ he began and then , becoming aware of Madame Gauthier 's fiercely disapproving frown , he gave a conciliatory bow and said , with a meaning glance in Dora 's direction , ‘ If Madame will permit , I should like to use the salon for a few more minutes . ’ |
14 | They sat in the car for a few minutes without speaking . |
15 | We stop the jeep for a few words with the Marines , some I recognise from a few weeks ago when they were on their way to take up positions on the coast , on the left of 1st Commando Brigade . |
16 | We sat in the jeep for a few moments watching the column as it disappeared along the very dusty road , and was soon out of sight , after passing Sulnier 's farm . |
17 | The evenings would usually finish on the terrace for a few quiet drinks with new found friends and then off to bed . |
18 | She had promised to take me sailing , and Paula had let her borrow the boat for a few hours , as she had often done before . |
19 | After running the engine for a few miles , the gauge is up to the red . |
20 | We have our little rule book and we let a woman come into the Guild for a few weeks and then she 's told the rules . |
21 | ‘ But you 're right , Lewis , ’ added Morse slowly , as he sat back and stared at the ceiling for a few seconds . |
22 | Leaving her mother-in-law in charge of the tea-stall for a few minutes , Elizabeth went back to the inn-yard with Tamar and the coachman . |
23 | Mr Hellyer gave him every assistance and afterwards went thankfully down to the pub for a few beers . |
24 | This means placing the plant material in a base of oil or fat and leaving the mixture in the sun for a few days . |
25 | I remember sitting in the cockpit and being cooked by the sun for a few hours , but we were never scrambled . ’ |
26 | They went to Zliten and spent the night in a guestroom ; in the morning the Zliten boy asked to borrow the vehicle for a few moments , drove it away , smashed it and abandoned both the vehicle and his Zuwayi friend who had to find other means to get back to Benghazi . |
27 | Periodically Utrillo was allowed out of the asylum for a few days and occasionally he escaped . |
28 | It 's best to store the panelling for a few days in the room in which it will be used , to allow the moisture content of the wood to settle before installation . |
29 | A warm front had passed the previous day , leaving the usual warm sector haze , the following cold front was still hundreds of miles out in the Atlantic so would be of no interest to the mainland for a few days . |
30 | She considered the question for a few minutes before she replied , ‘ Barbados takes a bit of getting used to , but its good points far outweigh the bad . |