Example sentences of "[verb] for [art] [det] [noun] " 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 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 .
3 So it might pay a mother to wait for a few days and see what happened to the baby .
4 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 .
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 It wo n't be competing for the same resources .
8 ( 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 . )
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 They would stay for a few months and go back .
12 ‘ I 'll stay for a few days at least — if she can put up with me . ’
13 We think they should be able to get jobs and hope they will stay for a few years at least .
14 In the meantime , let recycled papers be conserved for the many purposes they are more fit for .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 The water was deep in the middle , so I had to swim for a few metres .
18 ‘ 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 !
19 In his later life he became for a few months nearly as famous as Ramsey , though in a different context .
20 Around £150 for family holidays , allowing for a few days reasonably riding as part of the package .
21 Jessamy stopped drawing for a few moments .
22 Initially , she had been ostracised in some quarters , and on several occasions when she had arranged a soiree , rival parties had been arranged for the same night .
23 He then fainted for a few seconds .
24 Unfortunately , very little is known about Brough , Dorn , Willoughby and Bourton , and defences have yet to be proven for the latter pair .
25 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 .
26 Rachel groaned as her alarm sounded the following Monday morning and , rolling over , she flicked the button to silence it , then lay for a few minutes staring at the ceiling .
27 Some of the young calves are fattened on the farms but many are reared for a few months and then sold for fattening in central or eastern Britain .
28 Telephone or client bidding secured the majority : ‘ The Princess of Salm with her son ’ sold for £29,000 ( $45,820 ) , est. £30–45,000 ; ‘ Monsieur de Cormainville sold for £42,000 ( $65,436 ) , est. £25–35,000 ; ‘ The Prince of Saxe-Gotha with his Tutor ’ sold for £20,000 ( $31,600 ) , est. £25–35,000 ) ; ‘ Baron de Talleyrand ’ sold for the same amount against the estimate of £20–30,000 ; ‘ Baron de Bombelles ’ sold for £18,000 ( $28,044 ) , est. £20–25,000 ; ‘ The Duke of York on a quay ’ sold for £17,000 ( $26,486 ) , estimated £20–30,000 ; and ‘ Colonel Morrison ’ sold for £13,000 ( $20,254 ) , est. £15–25,000 .
29 It must not brown , but should be left to bubble for a few seconds before being removed from the heat and left to settle .
30 Recorders ( of whom there are over seven hundred , plus some five hundred Assistant Recorders ) are practising barristers or solicitors who are required to sit for a few weeks each year .
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