Example sentences of "for [art] few [noun pl] and [vb base] " in BNC.
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1 | Ice expected to last some time , but look for a few skimmers and perch at Newport on pole and maggot . |
2 | ‘ We 'll never find her , ’ he told the girl , Anne , ‘ let's just hang about out of earshot for a few minutes and go back . ’ |
3 | " It is a bit ; will you open the back door for a few minutes and let in a breath of air ? " |
4 | On waking , try staying in bed on waking for a few minutes and let your mind try to recall . |
5 | Just take it easy for a few minutes and save your strength for when the police arrive . |
6 | Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’ |
7 | But if there is someone else waiting with you , and you feel shy doing some of the more noticeable ones , disappear to the cloakroom for a few minutes and do them there . |
8 | So erm I 've got a bit of time also in which to apply for a few things and go and see a few people erm |
9 | If you give yourself a shake , change your seating position slightly , open the clear vision panel for some fresh air , change hands on the stick for a few moments and have a sweet or drink , you can snap out of it and start to work normally again . |
10 | The next day I decided to walk through the forest for a few miles and take the train to Strelsau from a little station along the road . |
11 | They think they can be thin for a few years and get away with it . ’ |
12 | It 's a wonderful opportunity , please do n't discard it out of hand because of pride or pique , just think it over for a few days and let me know your decision when you are ready . ’ |
13 | Do a few products and then , leave them for a few days and go back and integrate them . |
14 | Could I stay with you for a few days and learn how you manage without magic ? " |
15 | ‘ You and Ratagan could take one out tomorrow , stay for a few days and have a look around at the western fiefs . |
16 | ‘ Stay in my flat for a few days and enjoy what you can of the Carnival . |
17 | ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested . |
18 | So it might pay a mother to wait for a few days and see what happened to the baby . |
19 | 11 Dip the tin into hot water for a few seconds and turn on to a serving plate . |
20 | ‘ I would roll over on my ankle and it would pop out for a few seconds and click back in again ’ . |
21 | Now you 've worked through these 12 exercises , lightly jog for a few seconds and remember to jog where you can , whether it 's going for a bus or running up the stairs . |
22 | Let the print drain for a few seconds and place it on your flash enlarger ( that 's why the bin liner ) and now run your flash test across the print . |
23 | Let the print drain for a few seconds and place it on your flash enlarger ( that 's why the bin liner ) and now run your flash test across the print Exposure times should exceed your previously established ‘ max.flash ’ . |
24 | So after a week he takes away the bandage , removes the bit of radium , sure enough there 's a bright red radiation burn on his forearm but apart from that he feels fine , he does n't feel ill , he obviously has n't died , er so he said well I 'll leave that for a few weeks and monitor my , my health and see if there 's any long term affects from this exposure to , to radiation . |
25 | Failing that , should we put the grand EC official who is in charge of such policies — Mr. Legras — in a veal crate for a few weeks and see whether he changes his mind after that ? |
26 | In this case , leave it for a few months and try going again later . |
27 | They would stay for a few months and go back . |
28 | The opening ‘ The Basement ’ is most disturbing , Blood explaining what can happen when your parents go away for a few months and leave you with your crippled sister : ‘ It started out with spankings with the neighbour looking on/She paid her daughter 's boyfriend who would whip me all night long … ’ |
29 | The opening ‘ The Basement ’ is most disturbing , Blood explaining what can happen when your parents go away for a few months and leave you with your crippled sister : ‘ It started out with spankings with the neighbour looking on/She paid her daughter 's boyfriend who would whip me all night long … ’ |