Example sentences of "for [art] few [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | A burst of frequency between 10 and 10 4 Hz is expected with a duration of several cycles and an energy release of between and in gravitational waves from a star core of mass M. The mass M is expected to be similar to that of the pulsars , which average around for the few cases where measurements have been made . |
2 | Hence TL is normally used in the following situations : beyond the range of radiocarbon : when no organic material has been preserved on the site : when the association between the event to be dated and the radiocarbon content of the organic samples is poor ; or for the few periods where the age range on a calibrated radiocarbon age is larger than the corresponding TL error term . |
3 | ‘ Well , it wo n't matter for the few yards back to the cottage … ’ |
4 | He eventually got the girl to agree to a date and walked around with an idiot smile on his face for the few weeks beforehand . |
5 | It would be ironic to pick away at the mortar for a few decades only to break through into the next-door cell . |
6 | Day by day , under the hot September sun , it wound its way steadily southwestwards , stopping for a few hours here , for half a week there , while Balboa attempted — in most cases , successfully — to make and consolidate friendships with the leaders of the tribes on whose lands he trod . |
7 | He had only been back for a few hours when company orders were posted showing that Colonel Hamilton wished to see Lance-Corporal Trumper at eleven hundred hours the following morning . |
8 | He fell asleep for a few hours just before dawn and woke cold and cramped , his head on the small desk , his body somehow wedged on the stool . |
9 | There wo n't be anything substantial from the labs for a few hours yet . |
10 | But for a few hours today there was hope . |
11 | If the bedroom you occupy is large enough to be turned into a comfortable bed-sitting-room , or if you have your own private sitting-room in the house , you can avoid trouble and confrontation by entertaining friends there , and that will be the end of it ; but if not , after a tactful explanation of your needs to your parent , you should get to the point of suggesting clearly that she might agree to retire to her room for a few hours sometimes when your friends come to the home ( after you have all shared a meal together first , if she wishes ) . |
12 | Oh I go down beach for a few hours really |
13 | Just before they reach the flowering stage — earlier if you need the land for another crop — chop them down , allow them to wilt for a few hours then plough or dig them in . |
14 | When he realises that he has a migraine , my husband retires to bed for a few hours then spends the rest of the day in an armchair . |
15 | Now that 's settled can I carry on moping for a few hours more ? ’ |
16 | Day care schemes run by voluntary organisations and social services departments , to which older people can go for a few hours daily , are very helpful . |
17 | She was stationed now on the male floor and visited him frequently — sometimes in the line of duty , sometimes for a few minutes when her work was finished , often — as now , when she should have been elsewhere — for an illicit cigarette . |
18 | Pat said quickly , " Well , we can go to 45 But surely it is all right for a few minutes here . " |
19 | After chatting to Davidson for a few minutes longer , he went back to his office . |
20 | Cook it for a few minutes longer than stated and eat it |
21 | She laughed , and we talked for a few minutes longer . |
22 | There is no trim , mixture , flaps , prop control or gyros to worry about , so with a final tug at the harness , one can only glare balefully at the JAP again , decide that it has kept going thus far and may therefore be relied upon to continue doing so for a few minutes longer , and prepare to commit aviation . |
23 | For a few minutes longer , she mingled with the crowd , exchanging a word here and there . |
24 | For a few minutes longer Isabel tried to sort out hard facts from vague suspicions , with little success . |
25 | The starts of Flatliners ( 15 ) — including off-screen lovers Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland — find a way to die for a few minutes just to see what life is like ‘ on the other side ’ . |
26 | Andrew Beattie was allowed a visit by his wife for a few minutes around half-past one and for the first time he learned that no strike organisers had been arrested other than in the Rathcoole district . |
27 | We left the infirmary , standing for a few minutes outside , drinking in the sweet morning air . |
28 | She rummaged about in her brown paper carrier-bag for a few minutes more . |
29 | Cook for a few minutes more , stirring thoroughly . |
30 | If it 's not ready , boil for a few minutes more and test again . |