Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] several [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I was convalescing after that last virus , my Good Samaritans in Cotherstone arranged for me to have the Meals on Wheels service for several weeks . |
| 2 | I lay for several days in a small wooden room , convinced for some reason that I was on an ocean-going ship . |
| 3 | This is the longest stay recorded for any individual , but birds often remain for several weeks . |
| 4 | This species has small testes for its body size , even though the literature records that females associate with several males . |
| 5 | Similarly , it is often the case that knowledge-flows between the users and the producers of an innovation are particularly rich , and , consequently , if particular users interact with several suppliers , then these suppliers are bound to share an enormous amount of common information even in the absence of spillovers between them ( see von Hippel , 1988 ) . |
| 6 | Capillaries grow in several stages : they sprout from their parent vessels , grow larger , and form hollow and leak-proof vessels . |
| 7 | It shows San Carlo to have had a big nose and long ears , features which must have been real as they also appear in several portraits . |
| 8 | Study that object for several minutes . |
| 9 | This restoration has been an off-again-on-again project for several years but recently work has resumed on the Bearcat , which will be the only two seat example flying . |
| 10 | Wash for several minutes in running water . |
| 11 | If you do snap a twig then freeze and wait for several minutes before continuing . |
| 12 | Most of the sex in the original text survives but the producers are aware that fictional nipples are being counted by the kind of heaving bodies which consist of several men in suits . |
| 13 | ( Edited by Derek Hodgson , available from Yorkshire , CCC , ) The late withdrawal of Craig McDermott from the Yorkshire staff has caused embarrassment and inconvenience in several quarters ; at the ‘ Welcome to Craig McDermott ’ dinner which was held recently in Leeds United 's banqueting suite , there was one conspicuous absentee , and now the Australian fast bowler has made rather a mess of the Yorkshire yearbook . |
| 14 | I shall not attempt to repeat what I said then , for repetition makes bores of us all in the House ; I am glad , however , that the scepticism that greeted what I had to say about the benefits of a single European currency has since been replaced by understanding and support in several quarters . |
| 15 | The standards of in-house production depend on several factors : |
| 16 | One possibility is that the infective hazard of aerosols containing legionellae depends on the survival and stability of the bacterium , which in turn depend on several factors related to the bacterium itself ( metabolic activity , effects of passage , and virulence of the strain ) and its relation with other micro-organisms , notably blue-green algae and amoebae . |
| 17 | On small tokamak experiments , we look for several developments : continuous operation of a toroidal discharge probably by driving the current in the discharge other than through induction ; a proper understanding of the relationship between the plasma 's internal magnetic pressure and that of the confinement system ; completion of the work on divertor systems and ways of exhausting spent fuel from the plasma ; and the development of more efficient ways of heating the plasma and in-depth understanding of the confinement physics . |
| 18 | Most trace elements are found in the numerous soils exploited for commercial cultivation , but the amounts which are available to the plant vary for several reasons . |
| 19 | When a famous campaign is changed , it is still possible to carry out research on advertising recall for several years afterwards and find a substantial , sometimes even dominant , proportion of what is recalled being the old campaign . |
| 20 | For example , if you suddenly feel unwell after eating , either cut out the food you suspect for several weeks before trying it again , or if you are confused about which food or drink may be causing the problem , go back onto the Stage I diet for a week or so . |
| 21 | Distribution of seats* 1990 at dissolution 1987 ALP 78 83 86 Liberal Party 55 47 43 National Party 14 18 19 Democrats — — — Others 1 — — * With counting not yet complete in several constituencies the above table represents the likely final distribution of seats . |
| 22 | Their export adviser confirmed that there are now indications of growth in the Turkish economy , with a balance of payments in surplus for the firs time in several years . |
| 23 | Many companies currently in existence have ‘ objects clauses ’ in their memoranda of association which run to several pages in an attempt to ensure that the company will have the power to do anything the directors feel it needs to do . |
| 24 | Look at several drops from the surface and near the bottom of the culture . |
| 25 | Sadly , some dogs pass through several homes in quite rapid succession , possibly because they have not been house-trained or may be highly-strung and bark continually . |
| 26 | Repeated training can cause changes that last for several weeks . |
| 27 | The main features of tabes are an inability to balance when the eyes are shut , numbness , and ‘ tingling ’ sensations , ‘ lightning pains ’ , which are sharp , shooting pains , usually in the lower limbs , which may come and go in a short time or last for several days without remission . |
| 28 | I know of several cases in which the proposals were sent in , the occupational therapist 's assessment was given and everything was in order except that an unwarranted contractor had been chosen . |
| 29 | Instead , its members teach in several departments of the faculty ( Economics , Education , Politics and Social Anthropology ) , and students are welcome to attend its weekly seminars . |
| 30 | So why does he talk about revolution you know on several occasions ? |