Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] for a few [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 | 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 ? |
| 7 | What makes them wait in seedy side rooms for a few moments of dangerous pleasure ? |
| 8 | Just listen to a copper sit there and talk rubbish for a few minutes . |
| 9 | Cook the roux paste for a few seconds , then gradually add the milk . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ( Day Use Only ) Have you thought about hiring a Promenade Chalet for a few days . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I smile back and we hold eye contact for a few seconds . |
| 18 | It helps if you both keep independent jealousy logs for a few weeks beforehand . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | To ripen melons , keep them at room temperature for a few days , when ripe store in the fridge and eat as soon as possible . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | If in a protracted descent , warm the engine every 500 ft in cold conditions by applying cruise power for a few seconds . |
| 23 | He will stay on in a consultancy role for a few months until his successor settles into the job . |
| 24 | She rummaged about in her brown paper carrier-bag for a few minutes more . |
| 25 | The loads on the structure are lower during the first half of the launch and it is not unusual to exceed the placard speed for a few seconds during the initial steepening of the climb . |
| 26 | I had lived in a motor car for a few years and the rediscovery of my legs was painful . |
| 27 | A murder trial jury has been told that a teenager who was left in charge of a baby girl for a few minutes killed the child by picking her up and smashing her head against a wall . |
| 28 | If your tank contains a ‘ chaser ’ , new fish may need to be placed in a breeding trap for a few days until the aggressor gets used to it — or a tank divider is an even better idea . |
| 29 | In his desperation Tam gave the name of a Black Watch friend , got the job and donned the Black Watch kilt for a few coppers an hour the shame of it . |
| 30 | Since a firm intact skin is essential , both to exclude infections and prevent the contents from drying out , it is usual to leave roots on the soil surface for a few hours to harden their skins . |