Example sentences of "[art] [adj] for [art] [det] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 2 Heat the oil in a small frying pan and fry the turmeric for a few seconds .
2 Most continue ripening in store until ready for the table , but a few varieties must be brought into the warm for a few days before they are ready to eat .
3 The more abstract aspects of the discussion arose from , and in some cases came later than , the disputes around current policies , but the former provided the underpinning for the latter .
4 The sound of the gun silenced the Chinese for a few seconds , then a lone woman 's voice began wailing again and the Shermans saw a thin ragged body forced up against the underside of the grille .
5 I have heard there 's good sport to be had in Buttermere and Grasmere and I intend to make my way to one or the other for a few days .
6 I 'm going on a fast for a few days because everything you eat 's bad for you . ’
  Next page