Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] for a [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Asking the candidate to wait on for a few minutes . |
2 | " Ask Dr. Lorrimer to come down for a few minutes , will you please ? " |
3 | I ask him to come down for a few days and I also invite Lady De Marr . |
4 | I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ? |
5 | He was wondering how he was going to slip out for a few hours without alerting his mother . |
6 | Once well formed , remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly . |
7 | Now I was talking to your Doctor who was wondering whether we might want to go out for a few beers at some point |
8 | Whereas it is obvious that the launch must be abandoned anywhere near the ground , halfway up the launch it is reasonable to hold on for a few seconds to see if the speed picks up again . |
9 | ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested . |
10 | It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees . |
11 | Andy had n't meant any more than his pressing need to stay in for a few weeks till he had made more headway with his revision . |
12 | Even so , it was not unusual for friends and kinsmen to drop in for a few minutes , an hour , to see the news or a comedy . |