Example sentences of "the [noun] [to-vb] for a few " in BNC.
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1 | The mother 's death is portrayed in a macabre scene where Walter is unsure whether she has died , or even what death is , and allows the corpse to rot for a few days while he sits by her side . |
2 | Leave the rabbit to set for a few moments . |
3 | But now they 're having a heated debate about script changes , so I grabbed the chance to escape for a few minutes . ’ |
4 | It should also help if you leave the paper to rest for a few minutes before stretching with gum strip . |
5 | She did n't know how far they had come from Gloucester , but surely after an hour at a steady gallop they had put enough distance between themselves and the castle to halt for a few minutes . |
6 | When the seeds drop off from the flowering spike , they should be left in the tank to float for a few days . |