Example sentences of "we [verb] for a few " in BNC.

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1 We stopped for a few hours in Aberdeen , long enough to allow Father to take us to see the house we had lived in until 1939 : Stranathro , at Muchalls , perched high on the cliffs by the road to Stonehaven .
2 We stand for a few moments in each other 's arms , and I ask what we should do this evening .
3 She laughed , and we talked for a few minutes longer .
4 We talked for a few minutes and he was in great spirits .
5 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 .
6 Is the price we pay for a few moments of Mills and Boon romance too high , leaving an aftermath of bitterness , boredom and let-down ?
7 When this came to light we insisted for a few days that employees should seek permission to leave the company premises .
8 When we reached the jetty we paused for a few moments to look across at the islet .
9 We stayed for a few days in Paris on the way home , and Elizabeth wrote to me at our hotel .
10 Joe made room for me with the same amount of good grace he might have afforded an enemy invading his castle and we sat for a few minutes without speaking , inspecting the view .
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