Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] for a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And now that Lucy had resolved to stay for a few days , she decided to tell her aunt to expect her when she saw her . |
| 2 | It was difficult to raise the vein as the filly staggered around , but she came to rest for a few seconds and I dug my thumb into the jugular furrow . |
| 3 | That would be her neighbour wanting to chat for a few minutes . |
| 4 | A few days before Michael came home , our daughter-in-law Pippa came to stay for a few days , bringing Emily , who was to go to a boarding-school in Yorkshire . |
| 5 | Detective Sergeant Burgess went off to report to his Superintendent , and Redpath , who 'd been on duty since midnight , decided to try for a few hours ' sleep . |
| 6 | Remove the meat from the pan and allow to stand for a few minutes before slicing . |
| 7 | Turn off the heat and allow to set for a few minutes . |
| 8 | Publicans would have to apply for a special children 's certificate as they have to do in Scotland . |
| 9 | Allow to rest for a few minutes then roll , on a lightly floured board , into rounds 5–6ins/12–15cm in diameter . |
| 10 | Allow to dry for a few hours before painting with gold food colouring . |
| 11 | Dealing with injured bats , unwanted newts and cats with bad breath is all in the line of duty for Christine Hall — and it 's a job she would n't want to swap for a million pounds . |
| 12 | Although she had n't expected to , she actually managed to sleep for a few hours that night . |
| 13 | It must not brown , but should be left to bubble for a few seconds before being removed from the heat and left to settle . |
| 14 | Sprinkle the yeast over the water in a cup and leave to stand for a few minutes in a warm place before stirring to completely dissolve the yeast . |
| 15 | Mustard should be allowed to stand for a few minutes after mixing and before serving to allow the flavour to develop , but mix little and often the flavour will be retained but the pungency will soon be lost . |
| 16 | After this the hole in the shell is sealed and the embryo is allowed to develop for a few days . |
| 17 | Leave to dry for a few hours . |
| 18 | Leave to dry for a few hours or overnight . |
| 19 | Leave to cool for a few minutes , and then add to the processed salmon . |
| 20 | Leave to cool for a few minutes , then turn out onto a wire rack to cool . |
| 21 | The Chinese do n't like their planes to fly unless the weather is absolutely O.K. So we had to wait for a few hours for the plane to arrive from Shanghai . |
| 22 | The water was deep in the middle , so I had to swim for a few metres . |
| 23 | He and the housekeeper continued to converse for a few minutes and finally he said , ‘ Very well , Mrs Pettifer , sherry at six . ’ |
| 24 | Recorders ( of whom there are over seven hundred , plus some five hundred Assistant Recorders ) are practising barristers or solicitors who are required to sit for a few weeks each year . |
| 25 | You need to rest for a few days , but you should be all right soon enough . |
| 26 | Whatever the vertical and lateral changes in the Coal Measures , we still have to account for a general facies development in late Carboniferous times that extends in essentially the same form all the way from Texas to the Donetz coal basin , north of the Caspian Sea in the U.S.S.R. This amounts to some 170 of longitude , and closing up the Atlantic by a mere 40 does not really help all that much in explaining this remarkable phenomenon . |
| 27 | Students with no previous knowledge of German are required to enrol for an intensive beginners ' language course in their first year . |