Example sentences of "[adj] for a [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This fairy castle in the clouds has been asleep for a hundred years and the briars are beginning to take over . |
| 2 | Quite apart from the blunder there was one moment near the end of the game when he was walking around on the stage of Sadler 's Wells , unaware for a few minutes that it was his move . |
| 3 | Most continue ripening in store until ready for the table , but a few varieties must be brought into the warm for a few days before they are ready to eat . |
| 4 | They were usually listless for a few days before they collapsed , breathing with evident difficulty and , in a few cases , discharging a white frothy liquid from their nostrils . |
| 5 | Rather than chase somebody and take away what little respect they have , it 's far better that they go out and maybe get lost for a few minutes and then come back , than have somebody chase them . |
| 6 | Just take it easy for a few minutes and save your strength for when the police arrive . |
| 7 | The horizon was a dark terracotta colour , the top of the dying sun just visible for a few seconds before it dropped out of sight and the sky doused the remaining light like a heavy black blanket . |
| 8 | The glaze will stay shiny for a few days but after a week will begin to lose its gloss , so do n't decorate the cake too early . |
| 9 | I was diplomatically ill for a few days and then I returned to my normal work . |
| 10 | I 'm going on a fast for a few days because everything you eat 's bad for you . ’ |
| 11 | United played some classy football against Millwall in the first half … they looked good for a few goals but ended with nothing … |
| 12 | She had never mentioned that she possessed musical ability , so the crew listened spellbound for a few minutes as she played the carol ‘ Silent Night , Holy Night ’ , as though she had been rehearsing for a month . |
| 13 | It is very useful for a few enquiries but can not handle a large number , as a series of storage device movements is involved in each search . |
| 14 | I ad-libbed for a few minutes while the re-take was set up and they warmed to me , which boosted my confidence and gave me the edge . |
| 15 | They think they can be thin for a few years and get away with it . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ He did make things difficult for a few minutes and I did consider having him fired from the chamber . |
| 17 | Nigel felt they were close for a few moments before the customary iciness set in . |
| 18 | There is evidence that , in living species too , ‘ fossil genes ’ occasionally come into their own again , and are re-used after lying dormant for a million years or so . |
| 19 | They fell silent for a few moments as they drank their tea . |
| 20 | It tastes alright for a few mouthfuls and then it like gets a bit monotonous . |
| 21 | It was alright for a few weeks and then it began to look very anaemic and sorry for itself . |
| 22 | When they had gone and the noise of the engines had faded away , all would be quiet for a few hours and most people on night duty could relax — but not the Met Office , of course . |