Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] for several [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Modern cook-chill processes , using liquid nitrogen , chill partly cooked food very rapidly to just above freezing point at which temperature it will keep perfectly for several days . |
| 2 | Jessie did not return home for several hours . |
| 3 | Luke stayed away for two weeks , during which time Maria had convinced herself that she was unlikely ever to see him again without actively seeking him out , so she could only stare incredulously for several seconds when she opened her apartment door in response to the bell 's summons early on a Friday evening and found him standing there . |
| 4 | This means they have to spend their first days of life in hospital and ca n't go home for several weeks . |
| 5 | Blocked roads meant that many motorists could not get home for several hours . |
| 6 | First , they do n't occur often during the life of the volcano , but when they do , they may continue intermittently for several months . |