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 . |