Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [prep] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newman had stopped walking for a few moments , his mind racing . |
| 2 | Jessamy stopped drawing for a few moments . |
| 3 | At first , the Sisters themselves tried knocking in a few nails or propping up walls with staves . |
| 4 | They will also be able to supply you with a list of suitable short-term homes for the elderly in your area , to which your parent might consider going for a few weeks each year in order that you may have a holiday , if there is no other member of the family who could take over your responsibilities in your absence . |
| 5 | Later , Margaret stopped playing for a few years so she could concentrate on squash but three years ago she returned to the sport and now plays outside hitter for the Balerno team . |
| 6 | Some stopped dividing after a few hours and remained generalised in form and in dense clusters . |
| 7 | The first photoelectrochemical cells also had low efficiencies and stopped working after a few hours — this time due to light-induced erosion of the semiconducting electrode . |
| 8 | It was as if , thought the queen-dowager fancifully , the world had stopped turning for a few moments , immobilised by the enormity of her action . |
| 9 | I would n't , I would n't mind going for a few days |
| 10 | However , delay sowing for a few weeks if conditions are poor . |
| 11 | I fell through the door with Marius and immediately started talking to a former member of the British Parachute Regiment who had known some friends of mine . |
| 12 | Last night Dr Clarke 's election agent Kevin Scott said : ‘ One of our supporters lives in Vine Street and Donald and I went knocking on a few doors . |
| 13 | The Ancient Society of Kilwinning Archers is still in existence , kept going by a few enthusiasts , and the papingo shoot is held annually in June . |
| 14 | I was on time but kept waiting for a few minutes so that the assembled Health Authority Chairmen and administrators could pass a motion condemning the Government 's offer as divisive . |
| 15 | Similar action should be taken , so that the dog is told to be quiet , and you disappear until it has stopped barking for a few moments . |
| 16 | Then start feeding in a few amendments . |
| 17 | I hope he can start knocking in a few goals because we need players who want to play for the club . |
| 18 | After I had been kept waiting for a few moments in an ante-room , I was ushered into the main boardroom where Dr Barton and six colleagues were seated around a long , rectangular , polished table . |
| 19 | Wooderson continued running for a few years , winning the European 5,000 metres and stretching his span of achievement from world record breaker at half-mile to national cross-country champion over nine miles in 1949 . |
| 20 | It was very simple , efficient , and reliable in operation , with the minor disadvantage that the vaporizer required preheating for a few minutes before the engine could be started ; when running , it retained sufficient heat to ignite the injected fuel . |
| 21 | She stood listening for a few minutes , trying not to smile . |
| 22 | We sat chatting for a few minutes after finishing our meal . |