Example sentences of "[verb] for a [adj] [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his later life he became for a few months nearly as famous as Ramsey , though in a different context . |
| 2 | Around £150 for family holidays , allowing for a few days reasonably riding as part of the package . |
| 3 | I have n't toured for a few years now , apart from the World Cup and I made that an exception because I felt we could go all the way and win it . ’ |
| 4 | Cook for a few minutes more , stirring thoroughly . |
| 5 | Add garlic , cook for a few seconds then add courgettes . |
| 6 | In 1986 , when leading , he hit a four-iron into it , his confidence seemingly shattered for a few years after . |
| 7 | Lepine was not cremated for a few days yet , until after the despatch of a couple of his victims also being tended to at the Côte-Des-Neiges cemetery , opposite the mountain , alongside the University of Montreal , where Marc Lepine joined his victims in the silence at the centre . |
| 8 | Are we looking for the year two thousand , or are we looking for a hundred years later than that , or what ? — the sort of age we have been describing in this programme ? |
| 9 | Well I thought if I get one this size , that will do for a few weeks rather than take some of them home and mess about better than there 's a big packet like a big one at home I 've just opened this morning so it 's |
| 10 | Instead , place cotton wool soaked in remover over each nail , hold for a few seconds then life off . |
| 11 | Just before they reach the flowering stage — earlier if you need the land for another crop — chop them down , allow them to wilt for a few hours then plough or dig them in . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | You let things lapse for a few days more . |
| 14 | Queues stretched for a hundred yards yesterday as season ticket holders lined up for tickets for the Hillsborough semi-final on April 5 . |
| 15 | She laughed , and we talked for a few minutes longer . |
| 16 | However , all the attention can over-stimulate the skin and more spots of blemishes may erupt for a few days afterwards , so always book a back treatment about a week before a special night out . |
| 17 | And then they 'd call for a few days afterwards er whatever . |
| 18 | Allow to rest for a few minutes then roll , on a lightly floured board , into rounds 5–6ins/12–15cm in diameter . |
| 19 | The Hagen Biolife filter in our office tank has been running for a few weeks now , and one or two little problems have shown up . |
| 20 | The starts of Flatliners ( 15 ) — including off-screen lovers Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland — find a way to die for a few minutes just to see what life is like ‘ on the other side ’ . |
| 21 | Day by day , under the hot September sun , it wound its way steadily southwestwards , stopping for a few hours here , for half a week there , while Balboa attempted — in most cases , successfully — to make and consolidate friendships with the leaders of the tribes on whose lands he trod . |
| 22 | He strummed for a few seconds then broke into a sweet-sounding madrigal known to both my master and myself . |
| 23 | Day care schemes run by voluntary organisations and social services departments , to which older people can go for a few hours daily , are very helpful . |
| 24 | We are then off into the players lounge for a few beers beforehand , then a few more after . |
| 25 | We left the infirmary , standing for a few minutes outside , drinking in the sweet morning air . |
| 26 | Sir Stanley 's only regret is that he did n't play for a few years more . |
| 27 | If it 's not ready , boil for a few minutes more and test again . |
| 28 | Now that 's settled can I carry on moping for a few hours more ? ’ |
| 29 | Melissa found its clean , uncluttered lines at once calming and uplifting , and she stood for a few moments just inside the door , absorbing the tranquil atmosphere . |
| 30 | Morse and Max stood for a few moments silently just outside the front door of the Kemp residence . |