Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] for [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Assuming that the seller can then re-sell them elsewhere for the same price as the buyer had agreed to pay , the seller will suffer no loss . |
| 2 | If we could talk to you inside for a few minutes you wo n't regret it . ’ |
| 3 | Thank you also for the many beautiful tributes and the donations sent for the Cynthia Spencer Unit . |
| 4 | she obviously took them both for the same thing did n't she ? |
| 5 | ‘ You can leave him behind for a few days . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 've been seeing him regularly for a few months now . |
| 7 | Lorimer eyed her intently for a few moments . |
| 8 | The Doctor stared at her silently for a few seconds . |
| 9 | Nicola looked at him steadily for a few seconds . |
| 10 | Hold them there for a few moments ( see Fig. 11 ) . |
| 11 | He left them there for a few days , checking that the wasps still kept returning to their burrows . |
| 12 | Similarly you could try shortening the meeting , holding it on a different day or suspending it altogether for a few weeks . |
| 13 | Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep . |
| 14 | Wendell lit a cigar and puffed on it thoughtfully for a few minutes before saying , ‘ Those guardians of yours , Harry — the ones who filched your father 's legacy from you . |
| 15 | Otherwise , Kovacevich was well wide of the mark and if he respects this work he might contemplate putting it away for a few years before reconsidering its interpretation . |
| 16 | Dip this end into hormone rooting powder while it is still moist from the cut so that some powder adheres , shake or tap off the surplus and lay it aside for a few minutes while the others are being prepared . |
| 17 | Leave it there for a few days , preferably in wet weather . |
| 18 | She left it there for a few seconds , then restored it to its previous position . |
| 19 | We talk about whatever interests us perhaps for the same reason that Willis draws it and paints it . " |
| 20 | The pump ‘ pinned us there for a few seconds before the other lads got it off ’ . |