Example sentences of "for [art] few [noun pl] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | The law demanded that they attend school for the few hours they were not in the theatre , but time spent on education was minimal as the pantomime was so popular that there were matinées most days . |
| 2 | Some people did expect an awful lot from those youngsters for the few shillings they paid them . |
| 3 | She also sewed clothes for toys and puppets , tiny dresses and jackets for anthropomorphic bears and monkeys and robes and mantles in silks and velvets for the few puppets they sold in the shop and gowns and breeches for the tall puppets who performed in the theatre . |
| 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 | Thus , for a few moments they reverted to passive projection , in role merely as spectators of teacher 's performance . |
| 9 | He continued up the hill , and she went on down ; but a few paces further on she stopped and looked back , and it was at that precise moment that it happened , because he had turned back as well and for a few moments they looked longingly at each other , each tongue-tied , but each sure , now , of the other 's feelings . |
| 10 | For a few moments they moved in silence , then he said , ‘ Just as a matter of interest , why did you come to this party ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said briefly , and for a few moments they studied each other . |
| 12 | For a few days they should be given a cool , shaded position ; after that as much light as possible . |
| 13 | For a few seconds they encouraged the dogs to sniff and lick the blood — to reaffirm their hunting instinct — then , shouting and waving their arms , they sent them scurrying back to the shadows to wait for bones and other bits of debris . |
| 14 | Often the reaction to other foods is only temporary — if they are eliminated from the diet for a few months they can be eaten again without difficulty . |