Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [adv] for [art] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | This planning diary should show , for example , weeks in which certain lecture courses begin or in which certain work assignments are due for presentation ; weeks in which there are social or sporting events ; weeks in which you are free to take a break or to go away for a few days . |
2 | The strategy is to sell the plug compatibles for less than the price of the equivalent IBM machine but to make them at least as powerful , or to provide more for the same money . |
3 | Turn into a lightly floured board and knead gently for a few minutes . |
4 | The membranes of course contain both the proteins and the enzyme that phosphorylates them , protein kinase C. If radioactive ATP is added to a tiny sample of the membranes , and incubated together for a few seconds in a miniature test-tube , the membrane proteins become both phosphorylated and radioactive . |
5 | Indeed , after our second stop in Bombay a few passengers gratefully chose the option of being one-armed , one-legged , one-eyed , two-headed beggars rather than having to return to their seatettes and fly somewhere for a few months with their hands on their heads . |
6 | 5 Return the turkey or chicken pieces to the pan and cook gently for a few minutes . |
7 | Add the bacon and venison and cook quickly for a few minutes , stirring frequently , to seal the meat . |
8 | He called a sudden halt to his crowded agenda at lunchtime and crashed out for a few hours in the adjacent chamber , throwing the timetable into disarray . |
9 | If you stir enough of them together and stand back for a few hundred million years , the result is likely to be a chemical entity capable of reproducing itself — one of the fundamental differences between living and nonliving material . |
10 | Contentedly I went below and turned in for a few hours , leaving my colleague to navigate . |
11 | Thankfully , I handed over my pens to Rosemary so that she could finish plotting the latest chart , and escaped outside for a few breaths of fresh air . |
12 | In contrast to some other low-income countries in Africa , most children do eventually get to primary school and stay there for a few years . |
13 | Finishing the script , I would leave it for the typist and go home for a few hours ' nap until rehearsal time at two o'clock . |
14 | Fifteen miles north , they put into St Abbs haven , under the mighty headland of that name , just before dawn , and went ashore for a few hours ' rest in a hay barn . |
15 | and even if you do n't it 's gon na c you know And er you get a few choice words and then eventually you say Well well look we 'll go outside and sit outside for a few minutes and d and wait till you 've decided what and do n't forget i time you kn you kn |
16 | Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’ |
17 | Ask Lina if she 'd like to come up and help out for a few weeks ? |
18 | Anyway , after they 'd gone , I just hobbled round to me mates and stayed there for a few weeks . |
19 | Henry and I reached London in early October and stayed there for a few months . |
20 | I collect a dozen or so from the dewy grass in the early morning and set off for a few hours ' chubbing , knowing I am going to catch several fish , providing , of course , the weather and water conditions are favourable . |