Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would stay for a few months and go back . |
| 2 | Elemental ( aminoacid based ) diets were initially introduced as primary treatment of active Crohn 's disease because of their hypoallergenicity , because it was considered that whole protein may act as a dietary antigens and increase the immune stimuli to the gut . |
| 3 | ‘ If each of them can just improve a little bit in 10 ways , the team will improve in a hundred ways and that 's not asking a lot of them . ’ |
| 4 | Let the print drain for a few seconds and place it on your flash enlarger ( that 's why the bin liner ) and now run your flash test across the print . |
| 5 | Let the print drain for a few seconds and place it on your flash enlarger ( that 's why the bin liner ) and now run your flash test across the print Exposure times should exceed your previously established ‘ max.flash ’ . |
| 6 | Your holiday abroad should follow within a few months while your memory is fresh . |
| 7 | They warn that the number of lakes affected may double within a few decades unless air pollution in Europe is halved . |
| 8 | If the symptoms are of the remedy they will disappear in a few days and no more medicine may be needed . |
| 9 | Trestles make it all so much easier and safer , and it is worth while having a second one so that everyone can relax for a few minutes if it is proving difficult to align both wings to get the main pins in place . |
| 10 | ‘ It has got to a stage where I am not looking ahead to what might happen in a few weeks or a few months . |
| 11 | The water-soluble vitamins , however , are not usually stored in the body in any great amount , so deficiency can develop within a few weeks or months if the diet is poor . |
| 12 | But for now , she would not allow herself to think , she would rest for a few hours and then make arrangements to deal with business matters . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll leave in a few minutes and be with you in about half an hour . |
| 14 | Old photographs , such as those in the Sprott Collection , show wide , uncluttered streets , no traffic save for a few carts and other horse-drawn vehicles and plenty of space for people to stand . |
| 15 | Your presence may help to concentrate its mind , however , and you can establish a routine whereby it can run around and play for a few minutes after it has performed as desired . |
| 16 | However , a machine can only stretch in a few directions and is therefore only of limited value . |
| 17 | I think we might as well get in a few things and anyway I want some envelope re-use labels . |
| 18 | ‘ The next day she would always phone to say that she had been in and she 'd pick on a few things that she was n't quite happy with . ’ |
| 19 | At present , however , there is a student gap , which may last for a few weeks or a few months , separating the exemptions from the day on which a person enrols on a full-time course of education . |
| 20 | In the event of trouble , remove the villain , let the other fish settle for a few days and them put him back . |