Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why do n't you take the car and drive off somewhere for a few days ? |
| 2 | Indeed , after our second stop in Bombay a few passengers gratefully chose the option of being one-armed , one-legged , one-eyed , two-headed beggars rather than having to return to their seatettes and fly somewhere for a few months with their hands on their heads . |
| 3 | Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep . |
| 4 | She struggled furiously for a few seconds but her former strength was lost to her . |
| 5 | Pat said quickly , " Well , we can go to 45 But surely it is all right for a few minutes here . " |
| 6 | We should be all right for a few moments as it is deeper water ; we can then make for the beach , hopefully avoiding the big dumping surf . ’ |
| 7 | She 'll be all right for a few hours . |
| 8 | He chewed vigorously for a few seconds . |
| 9 | Similarly you could try shortening the meeting , holding it on a different day or suspending it altogether for a few weeks . |
| 10 | The Threarah waited politely for a few moments and then he said , " Well , now , and what ought we to do about it , I wonder ? |
| 11 | The three piece leather does make for a lot of stitching at the sides and this suffered quite badly after a few days on rough moraine . |
| 12 | The amount of heroin reported to be used by 195 daily users known to the Drugs Council and 207 daily users known to the Detoxification Unit varied between one 5 ‘ bag ’ per day ( enough for a few ‘ hits ’ ) and 4 grams per day ( costing up to 240 ) . |
| 13 | So much for a few of the perils — what are the pleasures ? |
| 14 | Usually it will be only for a few seconds , but it is the ability to do it instantly on demand that is so important . |
| 15 | Even if it 's only for a few days both you and your baby will benefit . |
| 16 | Once in the hides , sentries had been posted to protect the company positions , and many of the men took the opportunity to get some rest , if only for a few minutes . |
| 17 | And all thanks I got was to be sacked at end of summer — though only for a few months , that is , 'cos of the revolution . |
| 18 | But officials insist that Poland 's national telephone company , PTTP , will be protected only for a few more years and will then be left to go bankrupt if it can not compete against privately owned network operators . |
| 19 | We men , we know not what loftiness we might reach if only for a few small hours we could by carefulness of life , morally and physically so exact ourselves that scarce any utmost purity of air were too perfect for us . |
| 20 | Always close and lock all doors and windows when you leave your caravan — even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 21 | To protect your bike , always lock it every time you leave it , even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 22 | ‘ Only for a few months , yes . |
| 23 | This inherited , natural , passive ( the baby has not produced it ) immunity to , for example , measles and whooping cough usually lasts only for a few months after birth . |
| 24 | Like the other Acorus species described so far , it grows only for a few months in the aquarium . |
| 25 | Roman Catholicism has been more in line with the other great world religions in insisting that mysticism is only for a few chosen souls and that , unless one has this special propensity , mysticism can be a serious health threat . |
| 26 | These days the ladies will ride if only for a few hundred yards . |
| 27 | Despite this demonstration of his habitual need for normal sleep , even if only for a few hours a night , this same individual appeared on television a few years later , again claiming never to sleep . |
| 28 | Central Office tried to keep the local parties alive , for the party truce was only renewed for a few months at a time and parliament was prolonged beyond its five-year term only for a few months at a time too . |
| 29 | At the summit cairn on Shunner Fell , we paused only for a few seconds to look towards Swaledale and back towards Mallerstang before moving on . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's only for a few days , Elinor , and it 's just an hour and a half away from London . |