Example sentences of "my [noun] for a few " in BNC.
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1 | Ill just go out of the house without a word , and stay at my club for a few days . |
2 | At least the manager did n't pounce on me just because I shut my eyes for a few moments . ’ |
3 | I have almost no social life , free only when my disabled mother can manage my child for a few hours . |
4 | I suppose it came into my room for a few minutes to see a book I 'd been telling him about , then he left and I hit the sack . |
5 | ‘ Just keep Toby off my back for a few more days . |
6 | ‘ Stay in my flat for a few days and enjoy what you can of the Carnival . |
7 | I do n't remember what the occasion was — maybe it was my first day at school , or maybe I was staying with my aunt for a few days … ’ |
8 | I have to drop the work on the catalogue and get into my studio for a few hours each day to carry further a painting which began as a request : it is called ‘ War Games ’ . |
9 | I picked up the file and stood with it in my hands for a few minutes before deciding whether to examine its contents . |
10 | She lies on top of me , breathing hard , head on my shoulder for a few minutes , then she stirs , pulls herself up so that I flop out of her and her hard little nipples stroke my chest . |
11 | She 'd called him Sage , and she only stayed at my house for a few minutes as she had to get right back to see her new baby — the owl , of course . |
12 | to run for cover so I held my hand over my face for a few moments before speaking . |