Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [verb] for a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The light changed for a few minutes and a watery sun hit the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
| 2 | The fighting continued for a few seconds before they realised that it was no longer dark . |
| 3 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 4 | The mother 's death is portrayed in a macabre scene where Walter is unsure whether she has died , or even what death is , and allows the corpse to rot for a few days while he sits by her side . |
| 5 | Leave the rabbit to set for a few moments . |
| 6 | But now they 're having a heated debate about script changes , so I grabbed the chance to escape for a few minutes . ’ |
| 7 | It should also help if you leave the paper to rest for a few minutes before stretching with gum strip . |
| 8 | The creature staggered for a few seconds and turned to scream . |
| 9 | The wireless crackled for a few moments until , after much jiggling with the knobs , the voice of Mr Chamberlain became clear . |
| 10 | The artist thought for a few moments . |
| 11 | The calling continued for a few moments and then , with a cry of ‘ bitch ’ , to her horror , Nicky Scott Wilson began to make the most blood-curdling noise as he bayed her name to the night sky , like a wolf . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 ’ . |
| 14 | She did n't know how far they had come from Gloucester , but surely after an hour at a steady gallop they had put enough distance between themselves and the castle to halt for a few minutes . |
| 15 | When the seeds drop off from the flowering spike , they should be left in the tank to float for a few days . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | He then occupied a country living for a few years before returning to Winchester as chaplain to the Bishop , George Morley , who was a close friend of Izaak Walton . |
| 18 | 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 ’ . |
| 19 | So it might pay a mother to wait for a few days and see what happened to the baby . |