Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After I was at court I had to go back to Low Newton to wait for a few weeks before I could go to Styal prison . |
| 2 | Then Swindon asked for a million pounds , Chelsea offered nothing , and Hoddle was valued at a maximum of 175 thousand pounds . |
| 3 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 4 | Rosemary Cargill ( Mrs Raza ) has since 1986 been a journalist writing for a current affairs publication . |
| 5 | Why are government bonds which still have eleven months to run regarded as liquid , whereas overdrafts granted for a few weeks are not ? |
| 6 | As they peeled back the debris of centuries , complete houses and workshops emerged , still containing everyday tools , utensils and clothing from a civilisation buried for a thousand years . |
| 7 | Lacuna 's eyes closed for a few seconds . |
| 8 | Uterine contractions continue for a few days after birth ( they are often particularly evident when the child begins to suck at the nipple ) . |
| 9 | Georgina chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary ; she even asked Celia 's opinion . |
| 10 | Predictions from these tables will let you down once or twice a year when a session of light wind invades for a few days . |
| 11 | The fighting continued for a few seconds before they realised that it was no longer dark . |
| 12 | Party of baboons with typewriters working for a million years would n't come up with anything wise . ’ |
| 13 | The light changed for a few minutes and a watery sun hit the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
| 14 | The decapitated head spun like a ball in the air , lips still moving ; his trunk stood for a few seconds in its own fountain of hot red gore before crashing on to the blood-stained ice . |
| 15 | After completing his studies at Glasgow University , Gavin worked for a few months at a salmon farm near Ft William , checking for virus infection . |
| 16 | When she had left the bedroom he heard her feet scurrying for a few minutes , then the door slammed . |
| 17 | Major Tzann thought for a few seconds . |
| 18 | Lot ten ten , ten is the Burmese Buddha this the Buddha showing for a hundred pounds at one hundred pounds , and ten at a hundred and ten pounds all done ? |
| 19 | He led the horse into one of the stables and the shock after the bright light made Maggie blink for a few seconds . |
| 20 | Grandma lay for a few days drifting in and out of sleep , unaware of everything about her , until one afternoon when Julia and Carrie were sitting with her . |
| 21 | The Soul Eater crouched for a few moments and Nuadu saw that a thin silvery fluid was beginning to course along its hollow talons . |
| 22 | Looking at the relaxed poses in our photographs , it will come as no surprise to learn that Clarissa modelled for a few years back in the 60s . |
| 23 | It rubs hoarding space with Howard Hodgkin , whose paintings sell for a million pounds and more . |
| 24 | Leave the rabbit to set for a few moments . |
| 25 | You let things lapse for a few days more . |
| 26 | But now they 're having a heated debate about script changes , so I grabbed the chance to escape for a few minutes . ’ |
| 27 | If the hon. Gentleman waits for a few days , he may be made aware of developments emanating from a source not far from me now which may interest him and which may deal with that point . |
| 28 | The UN Security Council , convened at the request of France on Sept. 25 , adopted Resolution 713 sponsored by Belgium , France and the UK calling for a complete arms embargo on Yugoslavia and the immediate cessation of hostilities and requesting the Secretary-General , Javier Pérez de Cuéllar , to assist with mediation . |
| 29 | Queues stretched for a hundred yards yesterday as season ticket holders lined up for tickets for the Hillsborough semi-final on April 5 . |
| 30 | Lindsey lay for a few seconds , battling with a sense of disorientation , one arm flung over her face as she tried to remember where she was . |