Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [noun sg] for a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blanche sipped her coffee , now lukewarm after sitting untouched on the low table for a few minutes . |
| 2 | While skirmishing has started in the Senate , which will not consider the economic plan for a few weeks , something like open warfare has broken out in the House . |
| 3 | I support an intermediate position , in which one performs appropriate investigations in the right order for a few patients . |
| 4 | " It is a bit ; will you open the back door for a few minutes and let in a breath of air ? " |
| 5 | He studied the English copy for a few more moments before dropping it into the shredder . |
| 6 | But now we 're in the top erm position , we 've been in the top position for a few weeks now , it obviously erm makes you think that whether it 's a possibility . |
| 7 | Durham born Gregory had only been playing the bass guitar for a few weeks when he joined . |
| 8 | Yet , like Sly , he can only sustain the unfamiliar medium for a few speeches , and sinks back to his true milieu . |
| 9 | If her bullying ways persist , forget the mother-and-toddler group for a few weeks . |
| 10 | When the next version arrives , you might want to install it in a separate subdirectory ( in case it has a hidden bug ) and keep the old version for a few months . |
| 11 | I stood on the fringe of the little group for a few moments waiting for a chance to speak to Lovat . |
| 12 | I re-read what I had written , wrestled with the fading vision for a few sweating minutes , then gave up , swore , crumpled the page up , pitched it into the empty fireplace , and said , aloud : What I really need is a good old-fashioned ivory tower . ’ |
| 13 | While Yannick Noah and his players rightly basked in the glory of the remarkable victory for a few days , one of the men who masterminded the victory was already making plans to build upon the fantastic achievements of 1991 . |
| 14 | Michael , still in the saddle , stood in his stirrups and yelled with exultation , kicking on the slowing pony for a few more strides . |
| 15 | She paddled in the shallow water for a few moments before joining Stephen where he was setting up the barbecue in a shaded spot . |
| 16 | We often admit patients with this problem to the diabetic unit for a few days to demonstrate how effective the right diet can be . |
| 17 | There was nearly a chance when he got locked in a lift at the Horseguards Hotel the other day , but the prospect of being out of the front line for a few hours was more than he could bear . |
| 18 | One newly-qualified accountant , who is considering a trip to the Far East for a few months , said winter was traditionally a busy time for accountants because companies are preparing for their financial year-ends but the last few months had been very quiet . |
| 19 | Albert Popple stared at the small creature for a few minutes and marvelled at its capacity to kill . |
| 20 | They back off six inches and then charge like two bulls , with the female grasping the male by the bottom lip for a few seconds before he escapes . |
| 21 | a little more wait and I was back on the bed of the big machine for a few parting shots . |
| 22 | The glory of victory , the bitterness of defeat , the sunny nature of everyone as they cross the bridge into the magic world for a few hours on a frosty January day . |
| 23 | The rhizome ( rootstock ) will remain in the heated tank for a few years producing fresh plants after periodic overwintering . |
| 24 | It is for this reason that the CDP has advocated direct government funding , an advocacy which seems extremely unlikely to succeed as the government will surely want to try out the new system for a few years before sanctioning any radical alteration . |
| 25 | He followed the main road for a few hundred yards up St Peter 's Hill and then took a track between the main road and the Thames , directly towards Blagrave Farm . |
| 26 | The opinions of the potential user — the viewer — are paramount , not the potential problem for a few VCR illiterates . |
| 27 | The airport duties made a pleasant change for a few of our lads , and one of them was offered a helicopter flight to the rigs one day . |
| 28 | Brookside ( 7 million ) is so seeped in worthy but heavy storylines that there is a definite need for a few lighter moments . |
| 29 | Patients have a sore throat for a few days but no other side effects . |
| 30 | Add chicken portions and cook over a high heat for a few mins on each side until brown . |