Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] 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 Kansas City have been the nearly-men of the American Football Conference for a few seasons .
3 Kansas City have been the nearly-men of the American Football Conference for a few seasons .
4 I certainly wo n't be going in the practice room for a few days . ’
5 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 .
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 Just listen to a copper sit there and talk rubbish for a few minutes .
8 Cook the roux paste for a few seconds , then gradually add the milk .
9 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 .
10 The previous chapter set out the framework for social work intervention for a social services department .
11 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 .
12 I recently changed my 1971 Range Rover for a 26,000 miles , high compression engine , 1984 model .
13 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 .
14 ( Day Use Only ) Have you thought about hiring a Promenade Chalet for a few days .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 I smile back and we hold eye contact for a few seconds .
18 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 .
19 To ripen melons , keep them at room temperature for a few days , when ripe store in the fridge and eat as soon as possible .
20 Clinton 's long-time Arkansas-based aide Betsey Wright has seen the alliance work for a dozen years .
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 To determine the scan score for an individual patients , the patient 's image is first scaled in size to fit the normal image ( Fig 1B ) , and the normal image is then subtracted , from that of the patients .
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