Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] for a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 So , after luxuriating in its hair shirt for a few days , the City would have sold sterling anyway .
2 Fired by the skills of Steve Davis , I 'll go along to one of the local snooker halls for a few frames .
3 Kansas City have been the nearly-men of the American Football Conference for a few seasons .
4 Kansas City have been the nearly-men of the American Football Conference for a few seasons .
5 I certainly wo n't be going in the practice room for a few days . ’
6 Second , it may be that earnings are not intrinsically related to capacity , N i , but rather that there is a partially random screening process for a given earnings distribution .
7 Failing that , should we put the grand EC official who is in charge of such policies — Mr. Legras — in a veal crate for a few weeks and see whether he changes his mind after that ?
8 What makes them wait in seedy side rooms for a few moments of dangerous pleasure ?
9 Just listen to a copper sit there and talk rubbish for a few minutes .
10 Cook the roux paste for a few seconds , then gradually add the milk .
11 Others , who of course never used a bank , would pawn a five pound note for a few shillings , with instructions ‘ do n't break the note ’ so they could redeem it still in one piece .
12 The previous chapter set out the framework for social work intervention for a social services department .
13 ‘ I 'll give you some cortisone cream and I want you to wear cotton gloves for a few days , then come back and see me .
14 L M Ericsson Telephone AB filed with the US Securities & Exchange Commission for a transferable rights issue to buy up to $293.5m of convertible subordinated debentures due June 30 2000 .
15 I recently changed my 1971 Range Rover for a 26,000 miles , high compression engine , 1984 model .
16 When a tape is put in the VCR , it automatically switches to record a test signal for a few seconds , then rewinds , replays and tweaks the recording parameters to optimize picture quality .
17 ( Day Use Only ) Have you thought about hiring a Promenade Chalet for a few days .
18 If I feel that a particular patient is suffering from extreme tension and finds it difficult to relax , then I may suggest that , during the two weeks following the regression session , he simply practises a basic relaxation exercise for a few minutes a day .
19 They used the mill for silk manufacture for a few years but by 1860 ownership had passed to Samuel Long , who was also running Charfield Mills .
20 While Agassi and Sampras , with supreme pre-final confidence , had flown home from Frankfurt after the ATP Finals for a few days of relaxation in Florida before returning to Europe , Noah had taken his squad off to a Swiss tennis resort , where they trained for 6 hours a day , offered themselves for 30 minutes daily to the press for customary grilling and focussed wholly on the task in hand .
21 I smile back and we hold eye contact for a few seconds .
22 It helps if you both keep independent jealousy logs for a few weeks beforehand .
23 Oh , and I 'd stay out of the swimming pool for a few days if I were you , unless you can keep your head above water .
24 To ripen melons , keep them at room temperature for a few days , when ripe store in the fridge and eat as soon as possible .
25 Two defendants were lorry drivers for a soft drinks company .
26 Clinton 's long-time Arkansas-based aide Betsey Wright has seen the alliance work for a dozen years .
27 Barry was unseated at the fifth , but hung on to the reins , ran alongside Midnight Madness for a few strides and bounced back into the saddle to continue in pursuit .
28 If in a protracted descent , warm the engine every 500 ft in cold conditions by applying cruise power for a few seconds .
29 He will stay on in a consultancy role for a few months until his successor settles into the job .
30 She rummaged about in her brown paper carrier-bag for a few minutes more .
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