Example sentences of "[adj] for a [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This fairy castle in the clouds has been asleep for a hundred years and the briars are beginning to take over . |
| 2 | So after a week he takes away the bandage , removes the bit of radium , sure enough there 's a bright red radiation burn on his forearm but apart from that he feels fine , he does n't feel ill , he obviously has n't died , er so he said well I 'll leave that for a few weeks and monitor my , my health and see if there 's any long term affects from this exposure to , to radiation . |
| 3 | He seemed to consider that for a few seconds and then replied , ‘ Maria Luisa needed me around . ’ |
| 4 | Nigel considered this for a few moments and then he said , ‘ Tell you what . |
| 5 | He held her like this for a few seconds and then , suddenly , the oddly predatory look left his face and his hands dropped to his sides . |
| 6 | Could you leave this for a few days until I 'm fresher ? ’ |
| 7 | Quite apart from the blunder there was one moment near the end of the game when he was walking around on the stage of Sadler 's Wells , unaware for a few minutes that it was his move . |
| 8 | Most continue ripening in store until ready for the table , but a few varieties must be brought into the warm for a few days before they are ready to eat . |
| 9 | They were usually listless for a few days before they collapsed , breathing with evident difficulty and , in a few cases , discharging a white frothy liquid from their nostrils . |
| 10 | Rather than chase somebody and take away what little respect they have , it 's far better that they go out and maybe get lost for a few minutes and then come back , than have somebody chase them . |
| 11 | Just take it easy for a few minutes and save your strength for when the police arrive . |
| 12 | The horizon was a dark terracotta colour , the top of the dying sun just visible for a few seconds before it dropped out of sight and the sky doused the remaining light like a heavy black blanket . |
| 13 | Lot number one O three Lot number one O three for a hundred pounds and ten , twenty one twenty , any more at one hundred and twenty pounds , at one twen anybody else at one hundred and twenty pounds , any more ? |
| 14 | The glaze will stay shiny for a few days but after a week will begin to lose its gloss , so do n't decorate the cake too early . |
| 15 | I was diplomatically ill for a few days and then I returned to my normal work . |
| 16 | I 'm going on a fast for a few days because everything you eat 's bad for you . ’ |
| 17 | United played some classy football against Millwall in the first half … they looked good for a few goals but ended with nothing … |
| 18 | She had never mentioned that she possessed musical ability , so the crew listened spellbound for a few minutes as she played the carol ‘ Silent Night , Holy Night ’ , as though she had been rehearsing for a month . |
| 19 | It is very useful for a few enquiries but can not handle a large number , as a series of storage device movements is involved in each search . |
| 20 | I ad-libbed for a few minutes while the re-take was set up and they warmed to me , which boosted my confidence and gave me the edge . |
| 21 | They think they can be thin for a few years and get away with it . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ He did make things difficult for a few minutes and I did consider having him fired from the chamber . |
| 23 | Nigel felt they were close for a few moments before the customary iciness set in . |
| 24 | There is evidence that , in living species too , ‘ fossil genes ’ occasionally come into their own again , and are re-used after lying dormant for a million years or so . |
| 25 | They fell silent for a few moments as they drank their tea . |
| 26 | It tastes alright for a few mouthfuls and then it like gets a bit monotonous . |
| 27 | It was alright for a few weeks and then it began to look very anaemic and sorry for itself . |
| 28 | When they had gone and the noise of the engines had faded away , all would be quiet for a few hours and most people on night duty could relax — but not the Met Office , of course . |