Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [adv] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although adults can wait for an expected reward , for example until the end of the month for their salary , pre-school children can not wait for even a few hours . |
| 2 | He said fierce fighting was taking place near Bahdu and insisted I would need at least a hundred soldiers if I went there . |
| 3 | Some may bloom for only a few weeks , but their display is beautiful . |
| 4 | This interpretation was supported by the fact that a committee which might consist of only a few members could not , however honest and conscientious , assess impartially the value of its work or that of its individual members . |
| 5 | We decided that this could happen with quite a few units and that we should point out in the documentation the need to be on guard against it . |
| 6 | There is a certain doubt as to whether the universe is old enough for any Black Dwarfs to have been produced as yet , but eventually it must happen , and this will be the final fate of the Sun — though we will not be there to see ; the Earth can hardly expect to survive the Red Giant stage , when the Sun will radiate at least a hundred times as fiercely as it does at present . |
| 7 | I must have at least a dozen dresses made before I can shew my face in town . |
| 8 | These atoms , as we have seen , are spewed out from dying stars ; but it would take at least a billion years for a star to use up all its helium energy and explode , hence life could not exist in a universe consisting of the shortest-living stars , since the necessary elements such as carbon would not exist . |
| 9 | Quick action is vital , since anyone who stops breathing can usually live for only a few minutes without help . |
| 10 | As one who did get into quite a few scrapes , Henry Schwartz admits that the Viennese and Berliners divided into rival camps , but thinks that the seriousness of the fighting was overstated . |
| 11 | The early response has not been enthusiastic , though aides insisted yesterday that for many households the new tax bills would amount to only a few dollars a month . |
| 12 | I could point to quite a few leaders about whom I am not enthusiastic but I will refrain from naming them , and concentrate on those I like . |
| 13 | Wycliffe decided to call off the search which would release at least a dozen men to return to normal duties . |
| 14 | Average age for the ceasing of menstruation is around 50 , but the hot flushes and sweating that can accompany it are more common after the periods have ended , and may last from just a few months to more than five years . |
| 15 | According to the event , the duration of this state may last from just a few months to many years . |
| 16 | So you could say for exactly a hundred years we 've had a basic law designed to give us rights every time we go shopping . |
| 17 | An industrial salesperson who sells into one industry may deal with only a few customers in a restricted geographical area . |