Example sentences of "[noun] [vb infin] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then dis discontinuity , does the function exist for a whole range ? |
| 2 | While you 're waiting for the kettle to boil erm , get a cup from the cupboard and a tea bag from the tea jar , put tea bag in the the cup and then wait for the kettle to boil and o , once the kettle has boiled you put your hot water into the cup and le , and let the tea brew for a little while And then , after you let it brew you can either add milk to it or , do not add milk to it . |
| 3 | He led the horse into one of the stables and the shock after the bright light made Maggie blink for a few seconds . |
| 4 | We will in addition work for a global ban on chemical and biological weapons and stronger controls to prevent proliferation of ballistic missiles . |
| 5 | You let things lapse for a few days more . |
| 6 | He shouts ‘ Beats International ! ’ with the kind of enthusiasm most sane people save for a winning goal or a multiple birth , and then he breaks into rhyme . |
| 7 | Old photographs , such as those in the Sprott Collection , show wide , uncluttered streets , no traffic save for a few carts and other horse-drawn vehicles and plenty of space for people to stand . |
| 8 | The evacuation meant the Daily Telegraph newspaper , which is based in Canary Tower , was forced to print hundreds of thousands of copies with a blank front page save for a three-paragraph statement . |
| 9 | Let the print drain for a few seconds and place it on your flash enlarger ( that 's why the bin liner ) and now run your flash test across the print . |
| 10 | Let the print drain for a few seconds and place it on your flash enlarger ( that 's why the bin liner ) and now run your flash test across the print Exposure times should exceed your previously established ‘ max.flash ’ . |
| 11 | He was a tall , thin man of indeterminate age with hairless grey skin and dressed in a long black robe without ornament save for a small silver fork with twisted tines which hung on a piece of string round his neck , and rested on the black breast of the robe . |