Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let us think for a few moments of the wonderful achievements of the human race — the towns that have been built , the works of art that have been produced — the books , plays , films , pictures , music … the progress that has been made in science and technology . |
| 2 | After I was at court I had to go back to Low Newton to wait for a few weeks before I could go to Styal prison . |
| 3 | So it might pay a mother to wait for a few days and see what happened to the baby . |
| 4 | The Chinese do n't like their planes to fly unless the weather is absolutely O.K. So we had to wait for a few hours for the plane to arrive from Shanghai . |
| 5 | It is normal for this sensitivity to remain for a few flights and then gradually to disappear . |
| 6 | What it will not do of course , is reconcile needs competing for the same resources . |
| 7 | ( The more lenders there are competing for the same customers , the hard for each has to work to attract a given number of customers — and an obvious way of attracting customers is by cutting rates . ) |
| 8 | This suggests that certain groups and individuals will be ‘ stronger ’ and better placed to obtain the housing they want , although this is something of an oversimplification since it implies that all are competing for the same types of house . |
| 9 | It wo n't be competing for the same resources . |
| 10 | They need a new identity , but in seeking it they find themselves competing for the same political space with social movements that share their radical vocation . |
| 11 | They would stay for a few months and go back . |
| 12 | We think they should be able to get jobs and hope they will stay for a few years at least . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll stay for a few days at least — if she can put up with me . ’ |
| 14 | Warned that she could only stay for a few moments , Laura had sat down quietly in a chair beside the bed , taking her cousin 's inert , pale hand and praying , as she had never prayed before , that Liz would be able to survive her ordeal . |
| 15 | In the meantime , let recycled papers be conserved for the many purposes they are more fit for . |
| 16 | The courts can order presses to be stopped for the same reasons as they can order assets to be frozen or property to be returned . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , I did get a bit depressed at times … and I got through a few pairs of shoes . ’ |
| 18 | It would have been easy to track down , as a somewhat acidulous correspondent explained during a few remarks on the shortcomings of journalists . |
| 19 | Capitalism is a system of producing profit and gain for a few at the expense of others . |
| 20 | Listen , I goes , I do n't care who it was but you better not come and knock for no more because my Mum 's screwing with you . |
| 21 | Looking at the relaxed poses in our photographs , it will come as no surprise to learn that Clarissa modelled for a few years back in the 60s . |
| 22 | The water was deep in the middle , so I had to swim for a few metres . |
| 23 | ‘ Cricket must now be the only sport in which you can be punished for the same offence twice and , who knows , maybe three times if he appeals ! |
| 24 | He remembers sitting on a hard seat , among a hundred other candidates in a large , impressively ancient room , scribbling a General Essay paper for three hours on EITHER Political Necessity OR ‘ Enrichissez-vous ! ’ not at all sure what the examiners would be looking for in the answers — their ideas or his ideas , or the former subtly disguised as the latter , or the latter masquerading as the former . |
| 25 | Although he qualified for a few regional events , in fact he was aiming much higher : he wanted a crack at the Open Championship . |
| 26 | Those who previously qualified for the former , therefore , have lost out substantially , as their sickness pay has been cut by almost 20 per cent . |
| 27 | In his later life he became for a few months nearly as famous as Ramsey , though in a different context . |
| 28 | After allowing for a few thousand of natural increase , the Serb and Montenegrin population of Kosovo would have fallen from 237,000 in 1981 to about 220,000 in 1986 . |
| 29 | Persian rugs have traditionally been considered the most expensive and easily re-saleable of all oriental rugs , and allowing for a few notable exceptions ( usually older and more collectable items from different parts of the world ) , this assumption has generally held true . |
| 30 | Around £150 for family holidays , allowing for a few days reasonably riding as part of the package . |