Example sentences of "for a few [noun pl] and [verb] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | However , I understand that , the other day , an English acrobat 's son came up to Scotland for a few hours and said that the whole thing was non-negotiable . |
| 4 | He arrived at 1.30am on the first day , slept for a few hours and turned up at the clubhouse to find he was in the field . |
| 5 | ‘ You sound as if I 'd been gone for a few hours and forgot to leave you a note . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 7 | " It is a bit ; will you open the back door for a few minutes and let in a breath of air ? " |
| 8 | On waking , try staying in bed on waking for a few minutes and let your mind try to recall . |
| 9 | Did Changez have any idea of the reluctance with which his bride-to-be , now moving across to her bookshelf , picking up a book by Kate Millett , staring into it for a few minutes and replacing it after a reproachful and pitying glance from her mother , would be exchanging vows with him ? |
| 10 | Albert Popple stared at the small creature for a few minutes and marvelled at its capacity to kill . |
| 11 | Gannets and fulmars appeared out of the mist , flew alongside for a few minutes and disappeared again . |
| 12 | Just take it easy for a few minutes and save your strength for when the police arrive . |
| 13 | Then he rested for a few minutes and pushed on again . |
| 14 | Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’ |
| 15 | But they admit that these babies had not achieved complete and independent toileting as they could only hold on to their eliminations for a few minutes and needed help to undress and get on the potty . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | Barry was unseated at the fifth , but hung on to the reins , ran alongside Midnight Madness for a few strides and bounced back into the saddle to continue in pursuit . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He went out for a few moments and stood on the steps between the Greek pillars , looking in the direction of the Residency for any sign of movement . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Darwin settled down in London for a few years and became an active member of the Geological Society . |
| 24 | They think they can be thin for a few years and get away with it . ’ |
| 25 | Ditton worked in the bakery over vacations for a few years and reckoned that each man had an illegal income of about 10 per cent of his bread sales , very little of which appeared as a loss in the firm 's financial records . |
| 26 | 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 . ’ |
| 27 | Do a few products and then , leave them for a few days and go back and integrate them . |
| 28 | This year , however , there seemed to be more of them than usual , and one star , Barbra Streisand , stayed in town for a few days and had dinner with Janet Reno , the attorney-general . |
| 29 | Year to year there are variations ; summer may start two weeks late , or two weeks early , or tentatively … and once or twice a year the weather goes into a sulk for a few days and refuses to co-operate with us . |
| 30 | Could I stay with you for a few days and learn how you manage without magic ? " |