Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Some of the nomes scouted around the sheds and came back with a few vegetables that had been missed , but it was a pitifully small amount . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Bank overdraft Flexible borrowing up to a certain ceiling for people with bank accounts , usually without security , and paid off over a few months , but can be extended over several years ; interest , calculated each day on how much the account is overdrawn that day , fluctuates in line with bank base rates ( usually about two per cent higher ) . |
| 5 | Contentedly I went below and turned in for a few hours , leaving my colleague to navigate . |
| 6 | Cut out a small black rectangle to form the ‘ Jolly Roger ’ and , using a little white fondant , cut out a skull and crossbones and stick on with a little water . |
| 7 | Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’ |
| 8 | Ask Lina if she 'd like to come up and help out for a few weeks ? |
| 9 | There are many different varieties of scabetic mite infesting various mammals , and , although the mites from different animals appear to be similar , they are probably species specific because infestation by the mite from domestic animals does not ‘ take ’ in the human and dies out after a few weeks . |
| 10 | 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 . |