Example sentences of "[noun sg] for a [adj] [noun pl] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After the Smiths I had been playing the guitar for a few years and I was listening to things like Aztec Camera and Orange Juice . |
| 2 | Now actually Mill did put the his erm this proposal forward , he was a member of parliament for a few years and he was trying to get this discussed in parliament . |
| 3 | If you give yourself a shake , change your seating position slightly , open the clear vision panel for some fresh air , change hands on the stick for a few moments and have a sweet or drink , you can snap out of it and start to work normally again . |
| 4 | The first cultivators in Africa , as in all parts of the world , would farm a field for a few years and then , when its fertility began to drop , move on to an adjacent , or occasionally distant , area where high yields could be maintained for a similar period . |
| 5 | I had lived in a motor car for a few years and the rediscovery of my legs was painful . |
| 6 | So it can only be human failure I E that she was driving and just sort of lost her concentration for a few seconds and that was fatal |
| 7 | WATCH receptionist/telephonist Ann Sheppard at work for a few minutes and productivity levels take on a whole new dimension . |
| 8 | Periodically Utrillo was allowed out of the asylum for a few days and occasionally he escaped . |
| 9 | We have our little rule book and we let a woman come into the Guild for a few weeks and then she 's told the rules . |
| 10 | Or do the nuclear powers-that be believe that they have won for the world not only peace in our time , but peace for a million years and more . |
| 11 | As always , we have to be prepared beforehand , and as we can not start the job without tools , this is the place for a few dos and don'ts . |
| 12 | This year , however , there seemed to be more of them than usual , and one star , Barbra Streisand , stayed in town for a few days and had dinner with Janet Reno , the attorney-general . |
| 13 | Some of the males were injected with morphine for a few days and some were given other drugs . |
| 14 | After release the pigeon circles a few times around the release site for a few minutes and then flies off , usually in the approximate direction of its home loft . |
| 15 | The next day I decided to walk through the forest for a few miles and take the train to Strelsau from a little station along the road . |
| 16 | I always turn them upside down or against the wall for a few months and then I might become curious and look again . |
| 17 | She then departs that day for a 15-night Mediterranean cruise , returning to the Mersey on September 29 and leaving that day for a 14-night Canaries and North Africa cruise which terminates at Southampton on October 13 . |
| 18 | That case is not expected to come to court for a few months and Dairy Crest wanted to stop him trading in the meantime . |
| 19 | 11 Dip the tin into hot water for a few seconds and turn on to a serving plate . |
| 20 | 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 ? |
| 21 | In business they conferred with each other for a few minutes and then made their offer . |
| 22 | We stood eyeing each other for a few minutes and then to my amazement a jeep came up ; the farmer saw my problem and not only gave me a lift past the bull but took me right to the main road where the bike was . |
| 23 | ‘ Stay in my flat for a few days and enjoy what you can of the Carnival . |
| 24 | ‘ Now , Roger , it 's obvious — you have worn that chain for a few days and it has left a mark . |
| 25 | ‘ We 'll never find her , ’ he told the girl , Anne , ‘ let's just hang about out of earshot for a few minutes and go back . ’ |
| 26 | When the smoke really thins out , thin blue smoke , rap on it , give the whole tin a shake and it 'll suddenly burst into thick smoke for a few minutes and it may do that again for a second time . |
| 27 | Albert Popple stared at the small creature for a few minutes and marvelled at its capacity to kill . |
| 28 | It is not like Hamburg , where they have had a tournament for a hundred years and people would go out and watch tennis at 7 am , even in the freezing cold . ’ |
| 29 | A steady pressure tries to pull my finger to the rod , so I go along with the movement for a few inches and then strike . |
| 30 | He licked the wound for a few moments and then turned to Hazel . |