Example sentences of "[vb pp] for a [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the young calves are fattened on the farms but many are reared for a few months and then sold for fattening in central or eastern Britain . |
| 2 | This increase in greenhouse gases is expected to eventually force global temperatures to rise by 2 to 5 °C , although the full amount of warming will be delayed for a few decades because of oceanic thermal inertia . |
| 3 | With great reluctance , Reagan bowed to pressure from his advisers and compromised the Kemp-Roth principle somewhat by agreeing that the first cut should be delayed for a few months and reduced to 5 per cent in the first year with 10 per cent cuts in years two and three . |
| 4 | The wireless crackled for a few moments until , after much jiggling with the knobs , the voice of Mr Chamberlain became clear . |
| 5 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 6 | Where time permits , leave the final draft of any report you have written for a few days and then read it again with fresh eyes . |
| 7 | Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks . |
| 8 | I did n't want anyone to feel that this diet was a ‘ prison sentence ’ to be endured for a few weeks or months before old habits could be reintroduced . |
| 9 | Another method of birth control must be used for a few months until two consecutive tests show there are no sperm left . |
| 10 | The men and women ( eleven in all ) who met here and talked for a few hours and went their unremarkable ways , were the descendants of the impassioned few Roxborough had gathered around him in the dark days following the failure of the Reconciliation . |
| 11 | We 've known for a hundred years that there were Roman burials in this area . |
| 12 | In the early fifties after the war the Home Guard was reformed for a few years and some of us , having been demobbed from the forces rejoined , but somehow the spirit of the " Dads ' Army " had gone and one felt the enthusiasm was not there . |
| 13 | On at least a morning a week at ‘ family specialist ’ hotels , children are collected , given breakfast and taken on a trip or entertained for a few hours so their parents can enjoy a morning on their own . |
| 14 | Patrick awoke briefly during the night and lay awake , confused and troubled for a few moments until he realized where he was . |
| 15 | ‘ You sound as if I 'd been gone for a few hours and forgot to leave you a note . ’ |
| 16 | Local information suggests that it was occasionally worked for a few years after this , but by the 1950s had stopped completely . |
| 17 | ‘ I had not worked for a few months so I was ready to do something , ’ is how he explains his reasons for doing it . |
| 18 | He had n't shaved for a few days and a sickly smell clung to his clothes and hair . |
| 19 | The prevention is new Wella Balsam Intensive Dry Ends Conditioner , regularly massaged into the ends of your hair , left for a few minutes and rinsed out . |
| 20 | Q I recently became the owner of a pond which I planted and then left for a few weeks before I put the fish in . |
| 21 | This alleyway was shut for a few months and we Hello . |
| 22 | The creature staggered for a few seconds and turned to scream . |
| 23 | ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret . |
| 24 | The light changed for a few minutes and a watery sun hit the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
| 25 | They are much more risky , tending to be highly volatile — rising quickly but often falling faster , indeed sometimes trading is suspended for a few days so you are locked in until trading resumes usually at a much lower level . |