Example sentences of "for a few [noun pl] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Retirement migration is an important component , but except for a few areas its contribution to population growth has been smaller than that of other age groups , not just pre-retirement moves but also those of younger working age and their families ( Warnes and Law , 1984 ) . |
| 2 | I find myself pausing for a few dots myself before I turn over the page to find where all this is leading . |
| 3 | A petite , pleasant-faced doxy , however , caught my eye and for a few hours I became old Shallot again , whiling away the time , telling the most outrageous stories and making her laugh both in the taproom and on her feather-filled mattress in the chamber above . |
| 4 | She lay back with a little thud and for a few minutes they were both silent . |
| 5 | For a few minutes they both remained thus , motionless . |
| 6 | For a few minutes they would wander along the rails and then , suddenly , as though seized with panic , they would hasten back to the safety of the group they had left . |
| 7 | For a few minutes they contemplated the grazing animals in silence . |
| 8 | For a few minutes we slipped into the hut . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | For a few minutes we said nothing . |
| 11 | For a few minutes we fought wildly . |
| 12 | If we could talk to you inside for a few minutes you wo n't regret it . ’ |
| 13 | He was horrified that even for a few minutes he could seriously have contemplated such destructive stupidity . |
| 14 | But if you leave a child for a few minutes he may find the pills you keep in the bedside drawer and poison himself . |
| 15 | It was too late to save the rick , so for a few minutes he stood and stared at the flames . |
| 16 | Well , I was there , behind the bar , standing in for Marcus , for a few minutes he said , more like two hours , so I saw it all develop . |
| 17 | George drove , not going anywhere , and for a few minutes he said nothing , then : ‘ Ecology . |
| 18 | For a few minutes he remained silent and she wondered where the bright start to the day had gone . |
| 19 | Then , after going on like that for a few minutes he took my hand and said , ‘ Faith you were absolutely rubbish ! ’ with that famous dead-pan expression . |
| 20 | My Donald had terrible injuries , yet for a few minutes he lived . |
| 21 | Her earlier fears about what terrors lay in store returned , all the more powerful because for a few minutes she had forgotten them . |
| 22 | For a few minutes she knelt by the grave , and was presently joined by Maria . |
| 23 | And just for a few minutes she savoured the circuitous routes of pleasure . |
| 24 | For a few minutes she indulged in a fantasy where she was one of the young mothers and the child by her side was Roman 's . |
| 25 | For a few minutes she explained the system on which the cards were arranged , then let him try to select some for a bibliography she was compiling on nutrition in underdeveloped countries . |
| 26 | For a few minutes she stood in shocked silence ; she had been so sure that the rider from the woods had been herself … but now , realizing that the lover she had seen had been Morthen , she felt angry and upset . |
| 27 | For a few minutes I was free of this terrible worry about who I am , about my family . |
| 28 | ‘ For a few minutes I was at peace with myself . ’ |
| 29 | The bathroom 's a bit chilly but once you 've put that heater on and shut the door for a few minutes it 's |
| 30 | ‘ For a few minutes our hearts were in our mouths . |