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 .
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