Example sentences of "for a [adj] [noun pl] we " in BNC.
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1 | For a few minutes we slipped into the hut . |
2 | For a few minutes we watched a tree-creeper working his way up the trunk of a tree looking for grubs until Bill the dog , crashing through the undergrowth sniffing for smells , frightened him off . |
3 | For a few minutes we said nothing . |
4 | For a few minutes we fought wildly . |
5 | And now what they 're saying is , well we 'll buy out those appeals , if you had your appeal running for a few years we 'll give you five hundred pound ex gratia payment . |
6 | for a few days we took him up here and all up there ! |
7 | Carole Rue , BT 's network services development manager , said : ‘ Although the trial has only been running for a few weeks we 're most encouraged by the initial response from our customers . |