Example sentences of "[adv] for [art] [det] " 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 | To celebrate this , OUP has found 1,000 new phrasal verbs from somewhere for the latter publication to take the tally to 11,000 entries . |
| 4 | Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep . |
| 5 | She struggled furiously for a few seconds but her former strength was lost to her . |
| 6 | Pat said quickly , " Well , we can go to 45 But surely it is all right for a few minutes here . " |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | She 'll be all right for a few hours . |
| 9 | He chewed vigorously for a few seconds . |
| 10 | Similarly you could try shortening the meeting , holding it on a different day or suspending it altogether for a few weeks . |
| 11 | The Threarah waited politely for a few moments and then he said , " Well , now , and what ought we to do about it , I wonder ? |
| 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 | For this reason they are not so popular with knitters who have standard gauge machines and they do n't seem to have caught on for chunky machines , possibly because they are too thick for the former and not thick enough for the latter . |
| 14 | They coincided with Mrs Yaxlee 's own ideas closely enough for the latter to trust her to do the shopping while at the same time failing to include her in the invitation which she so palpably wanted . |
| 15 | So much for a few of the perils — what are the pleasures ? |
| 16 | Usually it will be only for a few seconds , but it is the ability to do it instantly on demand that is so important . |
| 17 | Even if it 's only for a few days both you and your baby will benefit . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Always close and lock all doors and windows when you leave your caravan — even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 23 | To protect your bike , always lock it every time you leave it , even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 24 | ‘ Only for a few months , yes . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Like the other Acorus species described so far , it grows only for a few months in the aquarium . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | These days the ladies will ride if only for a few hundred yards . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |