Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] [adv] for [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turn into a lightly floured board and knead gently for a few minutes . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 5 Return the turkey or chicken pieces to the pan and cook gently for a few minutes . |
| 4 | Add the bacon and venison and cook quickly for a few minutes , stirring frequently , to seal the meat . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |