Example sentences of "[v-ing] for a few " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Around £150 for family holidays , allowing for a few days reasonably riding as part of the package . |
| 4 | Jessamy stopped drawing for a few moments . |
| 5 | It was very simple , efficient , and reliable in operation , with the minor disadvantage that the vaporizer required preheating for a few minutes before the engine could be started ; when running , it retained sufficient heat to ignite the injected fuel . |
| 6 | Excuse me I 've got not exactly hay-fever but I think I 'm going to be sneezing for a few minutes . |
| 7 | The sightseers on the banks of the river , who , sensing something afoot , had been gathering for a few hours , dodged about , seeking a view between bushes . |
| 8 | Newman had stopped walking for a few moments , his mind racing . |
| 9 | Wait until your baby has been walking for a few weeks before taking her for the first shoe fitting , as toes are crucial in gripping the floor while learning to toddle . |
| 10 | It 's been happening for a few days , but I 've only just realised what it is … |
| 11 | Heat the oil and gently fry the spring onions without browning for a few minutes . |
| 12 | She stood listening for a few minutes , trying not to smile . |
| 13 | Then , as he goes on listening for a few weeks , looking carefully at ever-new pictures of different cases , a tentative understanding will dawn on him ; he will gradually forget about the ribs and begin to see the lungs . |
| 14 | He picked it up crossly , but after listening for a few moments , his expression softened and he nodded twice . |
| 15 | He then occupied a country living for a few years before returning to Winchester as chaplain to the Bishop , George Morley , who was a close friend of Izaak Walton . |
| 16 | He walked once , twice round the table on the dais , pausing for a few seconds behind each chair . |
| 17 | I find myself pausing for a few dots myself before I turn over the page to find where all this is leading . |
| 18 | Listen , Bill — the boy 's been training for a few weeks , and it 's time he did some work . |
| 19 | And he would ask a few questions , say he 'd been looking for a few hours . |
| 20 | The winter sales may be coming to an end … but Gloucester 's rugby men are still looking for a few late bargains when they head north to Sale this weekend . |
| 21 | They 'll be looking for a few home runs at their new home at Dowty Aerospace . |
| 22 | Erm , then we all just worked at getting pieces out on paper , all that was going fine , and then I assigned two more people to stick all the pieces together and trying to create sentences from it , and I think the only time that I , we lost it was like , right at the end we were like looking for a few words to make our sentences make sense . |
| 23 | We started off just looking for a few cuddly toys and a few pounds to send them across to the folk in Roumania because we were all very touched by the need of the children there . |
| 24 | More typically , the individual child stands at the teacher 's desk , muttering or stentoriously chanting for a few minutes , until checked by the ticking of a card which is slipped into the reading book at the page he or she has reached , or is expected to reach " by next time " . |
| 25 | Jake fingered the paperweight idly as he continued , ‘ It had probably been developing for a few days . |
| 26 | Although he made a huge bonfire of his papers and correspondence in 1916 , and kept it going for a few days , Edward preserved all her letters along with his notebooks . |
| 27 | Even if the committee agree to a grant , it ca n't be more than a couple of thousand — not enough to keep you going for a few months . |
| 28 | Jack and Alison were going for a few days to Amsterdam . |
| 29 | They will also be able to supply you with a list of suitable short-term homes for the elderly in your area , to which your parent might consider going for a few weeks each year in order that you may have a holiday , if there is no other member of the family who could take over your responsibilities in your absence . |
| 30 | Around this time , as it was evident that the trams in London would have to be kept going for a few more years , visible external truss rods and other strengthening devices began to appear on many of the cars . |