Example sentences of "be [adj] for [art] few [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Well if it came over his house th oh of course , next to the that will have been empty for a few years so
2 If I remember right , first home matches have been similar for a few years now .
3 They would be noticeable for a few days after passing into the camp , unfamiliar faces asking the way to the lavatories , or being excused washing-up by the people in whose rooms they had been placed .
4 The rash may be barely visible , and may only be present for a few days , or it may be widespread and obvious and persist for many weeks .
5 Once he had gone , Shiona sank down on to the bed and kicked off her shoes , glad to be alone for a few minutes .
6 Just a willingness to be available for a few hours to suit you — within an agreed rota — to walk around the reserve helping people enjoy their visit and also avoiding problems of pressure on sensitive reserve areas . ’
7 They think they can be thin for a few years and get away with it . ’
8 ‘ But they could be eighteen for a few moments .
9 But then when I 'd strengthened her up I said she 'd be alright for a few days .
10 When they had gone and the noise of the engines had faded away , all would be quiet for a few hours and most people on night duty could relax — but not the Met Office , of course .
11 N. American Star has been available for a few years here in the UK .
12 I mean he knew you were good for a few lire more than usual . ’
13 Dull with pain and shock , they were unfocused for a few seconds .
14 Nigel felt they were close for a few moments before the customary iciness set in .
15 " Dreadnought is good for a few years yet , " he insisted .
16 They just do n't like to get involved in something which is ongoing for a few weeks you know .
17 I must have been mad for a few hours , and I swept you up in it too .
18 After it died , the silence was absolute for a few moments .
19 It was tense for a few minutes … but it was the first home game … and the first win at stake .
20 10 October , 1903 RAYMOND ASQUITH writes to Lady Manners from Aberdeenshire : ‘ We had a storm yesterday and went out to watch the waves : I ventured too far out onto a rock and was knocked flat on my face against a granite floor by one of the biggest rollers ever seen on this coast : I never felt such a blow ; luckily I fell in a crevice and was n't washed away ; but I was stunned for a few seconds , and when I got up my face and knee were streaming with blood .
21 Although the station was non-operational for a few years following the disaster it was fully operational again by April 1979 and since 1985 has had a modern Tyne class lifeboat on station to cover the wide stretch of north-east facing coast around the port .
22 It was alright for a few weeks and then it began to look very anaemic and sorry for itself .
23 He was silent for a few moments , then he raised his head , took a couple of gulps of tea and remarked very slowly , Jesus Christ , Piper , you must be bloody bomb happy !
24 Harris was silent for a few moments , regarding Manville quizzically .
25 Beckett was silent for a few moments .
26 Talbot was silent for a few minutes .
27 Anne was silent for a few minutes .
28 The crowded church was silent for a few seconds at these words no citizen of Decin had ever heard before .
29 Margaret was silent for a few seconds .
30 Freddie was quiet for a few moments , then to Billy 's surprise he nodded .
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