Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] for a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Durham born Gregory had only been playing the bass guitar for a few weeks when he joined . |
| 2 | It has been a major political and cultural force for a hundred years . |
| 3 | The magazine will just have to lurch along snuggled up to me and my ageing haemorrhoids for a few weeks . |
| 4 | He had no political aims and did not lead a faction , although he sought lesser posts for a few clients . |
| 5 | If her bullying ways persist , forget the mother-and-toddler group for a few weeks . |
| 6 | ‘ Would you like to come down to Carinish Court for a few days ? ’ |
| 7 | " It is a bit ; will you open the back door for a few minutes and let in a breath of air ? " |
| 8 | Lord John Russell was Foreign Secretary for a few weeks only in Aberdeen 's Coalition Government , when on 21st February , 1853 , he was replaced by George Villiers , fourth Earl of Clarendon ( 1800–70 ) who held the post until February 1858 , in both Aberdeen 's and Palmerston 's Governments . |
| 9 | He retired from public life for a few years and then returned to full prominence . |
| 10 | There was both their backgrounds — a boy taken from a bleak past into a glorious future by a dedicated schoolteacher — and furthermore this acting business got him off duty , paid him as much cash as a miner 's weekly wage for a few hours ' easy work and had a satisfying tint of glamour … |
| 11 | When the next version arrives , you might want to install it in a separate subdirectory ( in case it has a hidden bug ) and keep the old version for a few months . |
| 12 | Yet , like Sly , he can only sustain the unfamiliar medium for a few speeches , and sinks back to his true milieu . |
| 13 | But now we 're in the top erm position , we 've been in the top position for a few weeks now , it obviously erm makes you think that whether it 's a possibility . |
| 14 | Add chicken portions and cook over a high heat for a few mins on each side until brown . |
| 15 | Though water is solid for much of the year , the annual thaw in spring and summer provides a wide range of aquatic habitats that support biological activity , and may even allow high productivity for a few weeks each year . |
| 16 | While skirmishing has started in the Senate , which will not consider the economic plan for a few weeks , something like open warfare has broken out in the House . |
| 17 | We offer help to pupils with varying needs — general learning problems , specific learning difficulties , the filling of gaps caused by changing schools and , recently , the provision of extra teaching for a few children whose educational attainment is far in excess of that of their peers . |
| 18 | A limited contract for a few sessions , at least in the first instance , is always preferable . |
| 19 | Impromptu suppers for a dozen friends ? |
| 20 | Leave the pot in a warm , dark place for a few weeks — the airing cupboard is best . |
| 21 | To do this , dip the moulds in warm water for a few seconds , ease the mousse away from the sides of the moulds and carefully tip out , then garnish as before . |
| 22 | The murals of Diego Rivera for the Secretariat of Public Education in Mexico City are admitted by the critic Antonio Rodriguez not to be all of an equally high standard , ‘ but what poet could keep up the same lyrical flow for a thousand verses ? |
| 23 | The training committee was wound up by Vic Machin , the chairman and the BMC secretary Derek Walker some months ago — but they have yet to inform the committee : a clear snub to the many volunteers who banged their heads against a wall with only limited success for a dozen years in a genuine attempt to impart some credibility to the BMC 's involvement in mountain training . |
| 24 | And a similar list for a heavy goods vehicle manufacturers might look something like this : 1 A release on the year 's export success for both the heavy goods vehicle publications and all the publications covering the industries to which the goods were sold . |
| 25 | Wipe dry and place in a warm oven for a few minutes to remove any remaining moisture . |
| 26 | The remainder included words such as ‘ oshac ’ and ‘ ae ’ , which have not been used in standard English for a hundred years — nice try snatched the £1O longest word prize with his beautifully simple nine letter word , ‘ refollows ’ . |
| 27 | When fermentation has finished the ‘ green beer ’ is run into conditioning tanks for a few days . |
| 28 | Children with considerable learning problems were removed from mainstream classes for a few months and taught by a specially appointed additional teacher . |
| 29 | Built in 1820 it ground corn for a hundred years . |
| 30 | I stood on the fringe of the little group for a few moments waiting for a chance to speak to Lovat . |