Example sentences of "for [adv] a few [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been off for three or four time before for long a few years and |
| 2 | Detailed experimental analyses of wing-movements during flight are available for only a few species and probably differ in different insects ( Weis-Fogh , 1956a , 1956b ; Jensen , 1956 ; Jensen and Weis-Fogh , 1962 ; Nachtigall , 1966 ; Neville , 1960 ; Vogel , 1966–67 ) . |
| 3 | He was inside for only a few minutes and emerged very badly shaken . |
| 4 | He was alone for just a few minutes and I made my offer . |
| 5 | and Clifford , no Clifford said , the lads to each other are we going out again dad you know cos oh Margaret was in , yes , and there was some other boys , the boy across the road was eating something and the boys said and Clifford said do you mind if I just sit in the chair and be quiet for just a few minutes and he just sat in the chair and had his heart attack |