Example sentences of "a [det] [noun pl] [prep] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pause for a few moments before repeating the process to ensure that you are as relaxed as possible . |
| 2 | Dona Marguerita coughed wheezily for a few moments before resuming the interview . |
| 3 | It was also possible for fearful accidents to occur to a driller who decided to save himself a few inches by using the bottom of an exploded shot-hole . |
| 4 | The Chief Constable must have called in the Yard within a few minutes of getting the news . |
| 5 | Within a few minutes of installing the application ( which , incidentally , takes rather less than fifteen minutes , even on a reasonably slow machine ) quit sophisticated logos and graphics of that ilk were appearing onscreen courtesy of some simply presented but powerful facilities . |
| 6 | ‘ Mr Cunningham asked if you could spare him a few minutes before leaving the hotel . |
| 7 | If using ordinary rollers , aid the process by switching your hairdryer on to the cold setting and whizz over hair for a few minutes before unwinding the rollers . |
| 8 | In both cases the composition and osmolarity are crucial to success and it is advisable to test any new batch on a few embryos before committing the entire culture to the treatment . |
| 9 | A personalised pay-in book will also be posted within a few days of opening the account . |
| 10 | American Ed Webster , one of the Buxton speakers , said a few days after visiting the Roaches that he had never seen so many climbers at a cliff . |
| 11 | After a few sessions of steering the model around on the ground in a ‘ zero height hover ’ , you will reach the stage where the power can be increased in short bursts to lift the model clear of the ground for short periods . |
| 12 | Beyond Slate Mill , the Chelt weaves its way unhindered for a few miles before reaching the last mill on its course , the little corn one at Norton . |
| 13 | I used Vichy 's Hip and Thigh Massage Cream and I could actually feel the nodules of fat cells disintegrating after a few weeks of applying the cream daily , and the improvement became more and more obvious as I continued . |
| 14 | The normal stopping method is to let the motor run at idling speed for a few seconds before depressing the ignition switch . |
| 15 | Sharpe tried to save a few seconds by vaulting the banister . |
| 16 | ‘ There will be a few candidates for doing the same thing in this part of the world if he gets away with it , ’ one Welsh international said , ‘ and I for one will be very interested to see how it develops . |
| 17 | After a few months of getting the house in order , Elaine became as restless as the stereotyped male executive and persuaded Louise to move out into the country . |
| 18 | It forms a record of not only the resources allocated , but also those requested , and after a few months of operating the system the project leaders ' requests become realistic and they even strike agreements with each other on timing and amount of resources in advance of the meeting . |
| 19 | Yet within a few months of starting the technique here two men were badly injured in a roof fall . |
| 20 | In kung fu one can not train for more than a few months without hearing the phrase ‘ chi kung ’ , repeated time and time again . |