Example sentences of "house for a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd called him Sage , and she only stayed at my house for a few minutes as she had to get right back to see her new baby — the owl , of course . |
| 2 | And again , when reporting on the A & B Foursomes in January 1969 , he started as follows : ‘ There must be an increased number of wives who are convinced that there is a special weather dispensation for Harpsden , or it may be , of course , that many of them are only too glad to get the old man out of the house for a few hours on a wet Sunday . ’ |
| 3 | Leonora jumped out , stood looking up at the house for a few moments more , then ran up the steps to ring the doorbell , laughter bubbling up inside as she anticipated Penry 's surprise at the sight of her . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm renting a house for a few weeks , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Could you not have sat tight in the fellow 's house for a few weeks longer ? ’ |
| 6 | Take my advice , get out the house for a few days . ’ |
| 7 | Later he put aside his grief to invite successor Bill Clinton to the White House for a few tips on settling in . |