Example sentences of "for a few [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Society had asked members not to let their own daughters enter the trade , but now , for a few shillings extra , they were training the girl learners . |
| 2 | After a few days of premonitory seismic activity , the eruption started on 15 January and for a few days well-developed Vulcanian activity continued , with frequent explosions and a great eruption cloud reaching up to 10,000 metres . |
| 3 | For a few seconds Tildy just stood there . |
| 4 | For a few seconds Soapy remembered other , happier days . |
| 5 | In the past a Welsh dealer had brought ponies and kept them on the moors at Hartshead to fatten them up for a few weeks prior to the fair , and Mr Rawson had often helped to drive them from there to Lee Gap . |
| 6 | It remained his seat for a few months short of thirty years . |