Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] for a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Suddenly he is more relaxed and confident and those horrible little worms of self-doubt which are perpetually burrowing away in a golfer 's head are banished for a few holes , anyway . |
| 3 | It was unlikely that murder had been committed for a few pounds , but one could never be sure . |
| 4 | Choose an open , sunny site where brassicas have n't been grown for a few years . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | A smuggling museum and exhibition ; video theatre and adventure walk — press the buttons and be prepared for a few surprises ! |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Another method of birth control must be used for a few months until two consecutive tests show there are no sperm left . |
| 10 | A spokesman for the Assembly stated that it was hoped to hold elections by the end of 1992 , but that they might have to be postponed for a few months given the parlous state of the country . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've told her he 's travelling between America and Mexico and ca n't be reached for a few days . |
| 12 | The ground was cropped until it was exhausted and had to be left for a few years to recuperate . |
| 13 | If she needs nursing care , arrangements can sometimes be made for her to be admitted for a few weeks to the local hospital on medical recommendation . |
| 14 | It was felt that this type of exercise would probably not be repeated for a few years . |
| 15 | It is a distasteful subject but it must be faced for a few moments . |
| 16 | If he did n't become a telly millionaire turning out musical trash they could be flogged for a few pounds . |
| 17 | He was to have joined me this week , but his train met with an accident , so he 's been detained for a few days with an injured ankle . |
| 18 | ‘ You sound as if I 'd been gone for a few hours and forgot to leave you a note . ’ |
| 19 | In other words , we were set for a few laughs . |
| 20 | As they gathered outside the wire waiting for their guard to open the gate into the camp , they were suspended for a few moments in a sort of limbo . |
| 21 | Her eyes were held for a few moments in the lazy gaze across the desk , then with a conscious effort she blinked herself free , looked down at her notepad . |
| 22 | ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret . |
| 23 | The government 's Countryside Commission argued that the licence should only have been renewed for a few years during a thorough review of military land requirements . |
| 24 | I 'll bet that 's made for a few tensions in Schreider Sterne Inc. ! ’ |
| 25 | If the nose is dropping in spite of pulling back and hitting the back stop , this is a clear indication that the glider is stalled , and a forward movement is needed for a few seconds to let the wing unstall . |
| 26 | Tensing and relaxation are then incorporated into the turtle response by tensing the body when assuming the turtle position , as a count is made from one to ten , followed by relaxation of the muscles , which is maintained for a few moments . |
| 27 | Where a slight flow of water is guaranteed for a few days , for example in crevices and gullies that conduct snow-melt trickles , mosses gather among the lichens . |
| 28 | They are much more risky , tending to be highly volatile — rising quickly but often falling faster , indeed sometimes trading is suspended for a few days so you are locked in until trading resumes usually at a much lower level . |
| 29 | However luck was not with us for , as a reward for jumping in the intervals of appalling freezing fog , he got flu as a Christmas present and was delayed for a few days in hospital at Ringway . |
| 30 | In July 1980 , AMES staged its first public demonstration , when the El Calvario church was occupied for a few hours to demand a reduction in the price of basic food stuffs . |