Example sentences of "for a [det] [noun pl] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | If travelling in a car , you might stop for a few minutes as a penalty , refusing to speak to the child until he behaves . |
| 2 | Only got in for a few minutes as half the church was there . |
| 3 | On the telephone , I was greeted with a very friendly and hearty ‘ Well … well … well ! ’ and we chatted for a few minutes as if there had been no break in our contact . |
| 4 | Working people and shoppers here have as much right to sit in the sunshine at lunchtime for a few minutes as their counterparts elsewhere in the country . |
| 5 | The branch line had survived for a few years as a single line until its final demise . |