Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could lose yourself here , I thought , fall asleep for a hundred years . |
| 2 | This fairy castle in the clouds has been asleep for a hundred years and the briars are beginning to take over . |
| 3 | Then the smell of warm grass came to join that of the roses and gunpowder and he fell asleep for a few moments , dreaming of cricket fields and meadows . |
| 4 | He fell asleep for a few hours just before dawn and woke cold and cramped , his head on the small desk , his body somehow wedged on the stool . |
| 5 | Two Oxford research groups under the directions of clinical pharmacologist Professor David Grahame-Smith and psychiatrist Professor Michael Gelder have used a substance called yohimbine which is specific for a 2 -receptors to study the number of platelet receptors before and after childbirth ( Lancet , vol i , p 495 ) . |
| 6 | Tabitha looked around in vain for a few minutes . |
| 7 | 2 Heat the oil in a small frying pan and fry the turmeric for a few seconds . |
| 8 | The keel stayed solid for a few moments , then clouded and became clear as glass . |
| 9 | It is not usual for A level students to use footnotes , but it is sensible to know why and how they are used . |
| 10 | It has been shown that measuring these antibodies to establish the diagnosis of coeliac disease is helpful but not completely reliable as a few cases would be missed . |
| 11 | He was standing in the far corner , talking to some men , and she was able to view him unobserved for a few moments . |
| 12 | Well if it came over his house th oh of course , next to the that will have been empty for a few years so |
| 13 | What 's wrong with a few tears ? |
| 14 | big sand stone rocks , they find things that fish today er had , had got other pediments that million years back , same thing , but not , not , not the same as they are today , you know , well they must of got hold of it to be different from a million years ago |
| 15 | However , what may look like a good deal now , as the UK emerges from its adjustment period of higher interest rates and recession , could look rather different in a few years ' time . |
| 16 | Blaydon Harrier Kirsty Wade faces Liz McColgan in the women 's 1500 metres , fresh from a 1,000 metres win in 2 mins 40 secs at Leeds on Tuesday . |
| 17 | Sartre is reported to have said that he did not feel free without a thousand francs in his pocket ; this is clearly a freedom which can only be enjoyed by a few . |
| 18 | The necessary trade-off between resolution and penetration limits the maximum depth presently attainable to a few millimetres . |
| 19 | Wondering whether the prim Miss Goody-Goody of a few months ago had really metamorphosed into this forlorn and wanton creature , Miranda said , ‘ I 'll send a car for you . |
| 20 | There are several splendid houses near Long Melford that would make for a gentle afternoon 's potter through the rooms and possessions of the rich of a few centuries ago . |
| 21 | This was the first time that a member of the military had been tried and found guilty of a human rights violation in 11 years of civil war marked by accusations of government-sanctioned torture , kidnapping and murder . |
| 22 | If I remember right , first home matches have been similar for a few years now . |
| 23 | Quite apart from the blunder there was one moment near the end of the game when he was walking around on the stage of Sadler 's Wells , unaware for a few minutes that it was his move . |
| 24 | The CO looked thoughtful for a few moments . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | I was ( I think you will understand ) initially dubious about a single 10″ driver in such a small box really delivering the goods ( especially with the lower notes on my 5-string ) but was certainly intrigued by the cabinet design , so I was looking forward to giving the little beast some stick on a couple of gigs … |
| 27 | They were usually listless for a few days before they collapsed , breathing with evident difficulty and , in a few cases , discharging a white frothy liquid from their nostrils . |
| 28 | They would be noticeable for a few days after passing into the camp , unfamiliar faces asking the way to the lavatories , or being excused washing-up by the people in whose rooms they had been placed . |
| 29 | Forest Mere for a Few Days |
| 30 | After it died , the silence was absolute for a few moments . |