Example sentences of "[verb] for a [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | It is normal for this sensitivity to remain for a few flights and then gradually to disappear . |
| 4 | They would stay for a few months and go back . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It rubs hoarding space with Howard Hodgkin , whose paintings sell for a million pounds and more . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Simmer for a few minutes until the sauce is thickened . |
| 9 | This increase in greenhouse gases is expected to eventually force global temperatures to rise by 2 to 5 °C , although the full amount of warming will be delayed for a few decades because of oceanic thermal inertia . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The wireless crackled for a few moments until , after much jiggling with the knobs , the voice of Mr Chamberlain became clear . |
| 13 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 14 | By contrast , most privately rented accommodation is not available for short periods ( say for a few weeks while a house purchase is carried out ) . |
| 15 | He and the housekeeper continued to converse for a few minutes and finally he said , ‘ Very well , Mrs Pettifer , sherry at six . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks . |
| 18 | ‘ She wakes for a few minutes and then is unconscious for several hours , ’ said a police spokesman . |
| 19 | I did n't want anyone to feel that this diet was a ‘ prison sentence ’ to be endured for a few weeks or months before old habits could be reintroduced . |
| 20 | ‘ If you 're going to be difficult , ’ Adam said , ‘ I suggest that either you wait for a hundred years or agree to reduce the amount payable , by half . ’ |
| 21 | Another method of birth control must be used for a few months until two consecutive tests show there are no sperm left . |
| 22 | Ice expected to last some time , but look for a few skimmers and perch at Newport on pole and maggot . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Uplands kept its wholesaling operation going for a few years after I left , but it does n't exist any more ; I think the day of the really small wholesaler is gone . ’ |
| 25 | Then he rested for a few minutes and pushed on again . |
| 26 | A local authority seeking leave to apply for a prohibited steps or specific issue order may therefore apply in the magistrates ' court , the county court or the High Court . |
| 27 | Certain other individuals are entitled to seek a residence or contact order as of right but must obtain leave to apply for a prohibited steps or specific issue order ( s10(5) ) . |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | On waking , try staying in bed on waking for a few minutes and let your mind try to recall . |
| 30 | 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 . |