Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The groups of women artists who met and worked collaboratively during the same period are less clearly referenced in standard texts . |
| 2 | Why do n't you take the car and drive off somewhere for a few days ? |
| 3 | Indeed , after our second stop in Bombay a few passengers gratefully chose the option of being one-armed , one-legged , one-eyed , two-headed beggars rather than having to return to their seatettes and fly somewhere for a few months with their hands on their heads . |
| 4 | To celebrate this , OUP has found 1,000 new phrasal verbs from somewhere for the latter publication to take the tally to 11,000 entries . |
| 5 | Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep . |
| 6 | She struggled furiously for a few seconds but her former strength was lost to her . |
| 7 | He was quite capable of building a locomotive as I have a working steam model threshing engine , on about the same scale , that also came from the old office . ’ |
| 8 | I 'm on on about the same subject . |
| 9 | The authority had coincidentally tested the water for toxins on about the same day as the officer cadets had used it . |
| 10 | But you must have , you know , do n't ramble on about the same thing , right , cos , for , for , for any more than a couple of sentences , cos then , you know , you c start entering into sort of diminishing marginal returns very , very quickly on these short answer questions , what you want to , do is sort of say a sentence about as much as you can rather than go into in depth discussion about erm , any particular aspect . |
| 11 | She 'll be all right for a few hours . |
| 12 | We should be all right for a few moments as it is deeper water ; we can then make for the beach , hopefully avoiding the big dumping surf . ’ |
| 13 | Pat said quickly , " Well , we can go to 45 But surely it is all right for a few minutes here . " |
| 14 | He chewed vigorously for a few seconds . |
| 15 | Later on during the same meeting I was attached to another working group whose task it was to revise the standard format of what was then called the ‘ Summary of the Report ’ . |
| 16 | Similarly you could try shortening the meeting , holding it on a different day or suspending it altogether for a few weeks . |
| 17 | To ensure you get a full charge , just leave on for a half hour or so longer than normal . |
| 18 | Asking the candidate to wait on for a few minutes . |
| 19 | Cream conditioners are massaged onto hair , left on for a few minutes , then rinsed off . |
| 20 | He drove on for a few minutes , the headlights cleaving a way through the darkness . |
| 21 | The talking went on for a few moments then the sudden , all too familiar , sound of a mortar bomb leaving the barrel . |
| 22 | She would twitter on for a few sentences to get everyone else to give their opinions , then make a decision . |
| 23 | He walked on for a few yards , stooped and picked something up . |
| 24 | It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees . |
| 25 | The Captain and his wife proved so hospitable that Ricky stayed on for a few days after Minton left to stay with Paul ( ‘ Odo ’ ) Cross and Angus Wilson at their home Rio Chico at Ocho Rios . |
| 26 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
| 27 | Maybe I should have hung on for a few days in there getting to grips with Alf Bundy 's ailments . |
| 28 | The travellers say they wo n't be moving on for a few days and tonight , the festival still appears to be in full swing.Local people are angry after finding drug-taking equipment dumped in gardens , and sheep savaged to death at a local farm . |
| 29 | had this one on for a few days . |
| 30 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |