Example sentences of "[verb] for a [adj] [noun pl] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it might pay a mother to wait for a few days and see what happened to the baby . |
| 2 | It is normal for this sensitivity to remain for a few flights and then gradually to disappear . |
| 3 | They would stay for a few months and go back . |
| 4 | It rubs hoarding space with Howard Hodgkin , whose paintings sell for a million pounds and more . |
| 5 | Some of the young calves are fattened on the farms but many are reared for a few months and then sold for fattening in central or eastern Britain . |
| 6 | With great reluctance , Reagan bowed to pressure from his advisers and compromised the Kemp-Roth principle somewhat by agreeing that the first cut should be delayed for a few months and reduced to 5 per cent in the first year with 10 per cent cuts in years two and three . |
| 7 | A 36-day strike by workers in the mining and metallurgical industry over wages and conditions was ended by an agreement on July 23 , 1990 , which provided for a substantial wages and conditions package , payment during the strike and a one-off cash payment . |
| 8 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 9 | He and the housekeeper continued to converse for a few minutes and finally he said , ‘ Very well , Mrs Pettifer , sherry at six . ’ |
| 10 | Where time permits , leave the final draft of any report you have written for a few days and then read it again with fresh eyes . |
| 11 | ‘ She wakes for a few minutes and then is unconscious for several hours , ’ said a police spokesman . |
| 12 | Ice expected to last some time , but look for a few skimmers and perch at Newport on pole and maggot . |
| 13 | The men and women ( eleven in all ) who met here and talked for a few hours and went their unremarkable ways , were the descendants of the impassioned few Roxborough had gathered around him in the dark days following the failure of the Reconciliation . |
| 14 | Then he rested for a few minutes and pushed on again . |
| 15 | So erm I 've got a bit of time also in which to apply for a few things and go and see a few people erm |
| 16 | On waking , try staying in bed on waking for a few minutes and let your mind try to recall . |
| 17 | Let the print drain for a few seconds and place it on your flash enlarger ( that 's why the bin liner ) and now run your flash test across the print . |
| 18 | Let the print drain for a few seconds and place it on your flash enlarger ( that 's why the bin liner ) and now run your flash test across the print Exposure times should exceed your previously established ‘ max.flash ’ . |
| 19 | He stood without moving for a few minutes and then he put out the light . |
| 20 | We talked for a few minutes and he was in great spirits . |
| 21 | A large number of periodicals survived for a few issues and then disappeared : ten ceased or suspended publication during 1971 . |
| 22 | In the early fifties after the war the Home Guard was reformed for a few years and some of us , having been demobbed from the forces rejoined , but somehow the spirit of the " Dads ' Army " had gone and one felt the enthusiasm was not there . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ You and Ratagan could take one out tomorrow , stay for a few days and have a look around at the western fiefs . |
| 25 | But for now , she would not allow herself to think , she would rest for a few hours and then make arrangements to deal with business matters . |
| 26 | Howard thought for a few moments and then said , ‘ I think I know what time the next plane leaves for London . ’ |
| 27 | Finding she could n't push the pram up the slope , she thought for a few seconds and then tried to pull it up . |
| 28 | so I managed for a few weeks and then I went to lodge with my sister at Trimley |
| 29 | ‘ You sound as if I 'd been gone for a few hours and forgot to leave you a note . ’ |
| 30 | Old photographs , such as those in the Sprott Collection , show wide , uncluttered streets , no traffic save for a few carts and other horse-drawn vehicles and plenty of space for people to stand . |