Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] for [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | After his death many were given away or sold for a few pounds , and he was largely ignored as a painter until in 1987 six examples of his work were loaned to an exhibition entitled ‘ A Paradise Lost ’ at the Barbican Art Gallery , devoted to the neo-Romantic movement . |
| 2 | Add the margarine or butter and rub in with your hands or blend for a few seconds . |
| 3 | On at least a morning a week at ‘ family specialist ’ hotels , children are collected , given breakfast and taken on a trip or entertained for a few hours so their parents can enjoy a morning on their own . |
| 4 | Just voices echoing in the dark ; images that burn for a few centuries and then fade ; stories , old stories that sometimes seem to overlap ; strange links , impertinent connections . |
| 5 | It was Desmond who put me on the game — that lasted for a few months , then I got fed up with it . |
| 6 | 2 Add the mushrooms and spring onions , then stir in the tomato purée and soured cream and simmer for a few minutes . |
| 7 | Bring to the boil and simmer for a few min . |
| 8 | Capitalism is a system of producing profit and gain for a few at the expense of others . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Inspired by the arrival of The Beatles to play the guitar , he bought a cheap Harmony electric and a Kalamazoo amp and dabbled for a few years before joining a high school covers band , playing soul , rock and a good deal of Hendrix . |
| 11 | Melt the butter , add the flour and cook for a few seconds , then gradually add the milk , straining it into the roux mixture . |
| 12 | Heat the oil in a large frying pan , add the garlic and cook for a few seconds . |
| 13 | Add the flour and cook for a few seconds , then remove the pan from the heat and add the soured cream and the egg yolks . |
| 14 | Add peppers and tomatoes and cook for a few minutes , then add the remainder of the vegetables , the marjoram and wine and simmer gently for 30 minutes . |
| 15 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 16 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 17 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 18 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 19 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 20 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 21 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 22 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 23 | Afterwards , lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 24 | Afterwards , lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 25 | Afterwards , lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 26 | Some of these programs belong to the Shareware scheme which means that they can be used and evaluated for a few weeks , and you pay the registration fee only if you continue to use them . |
| 27 | Once the message was on the wire , he had little else to do except sit back and wait for a few days . |
| 28 | Ten a.m. , 24th July ; just finished breakfast with the mortar team and relaxing for a few minutes over a mug of hot tea discussing the number of casualties after the heavy shelling last night . |
| 29 | The men and women ( eleven in all ) who met here and talked for a few hours and went their unremarkable ways , were the descendants of the impassioned few Roxborough had gathered around him in the dark days following the failure of the Reconciliation . |
| 30 | He looked very serious , and thought for a few seconds . |