Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Around £150 for family holidays , allowing for a few days reasonably riding as part of the package . |
| 2 | Jessamy stopped drawing for a few moments . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Excuse me I 've got not exactly hay-fever but I think I 'm going to be sneezing for a few minutes . |
| 5 | The sightseers on the banks of the river , who , sensing something afoot , had been gathering for a few hours , dodged about , seeking a view between bushes . |
| 6 | Newman had stopped walking for a few moments , his mind racing . |
| 7 | Wait until your baby has been walking for a few weeks before taking her for the first shoe fitting , as toes are crucial in gripping the floor while learning to toddle . |
| 8 | It 's been happening for a few days , but I 've only just realised what it is … |
| 9 | When he came to the surface , by some obscure miracle his leash had held , and his board was bobbing about a few yards away . |
| 10 | Heat the oil and gently fry the spring onions without browning for a few minutes . |
| 11 | Sometimes , of course , it can work the other way round ; I recall a woman , going through a difficult time with her husband , returning after a few days ' holiday to find that he had swept and cleaned the house from top to bottom . |
| 12 | It was happening with a few students because I was still teaching for two or three months after ‘ Surfing ’ was released . |
| 13 | He had drunk over a bottle and a half already but showed little outward sign of over-consumption , except for his accent curdling into a thicker Scots . |
| 14 | Then he and Nina and the detective inspector were hurrying from the building and climbing into an unmarked police car . |
| 15 | At first , the Sisters themselves tried knocking in a few nails or propping up walls with staves . |
| 16 | I hope he can start knocking in a few goals because we need players who want to play for the club . |
| 17 | But the misery of those who could not obtain their release , either honestly or dishonestly , by appearing before an Insolvent Debtors Court and agreeing to assign their property , still drew sympathy . |
| 18 | But I read in an article this morning ( 'Students set to pay full fees ' , 29 September ) that if I were applying in a few years ' time , I would have to ask my parents to pay the full cost of my tuition . |
| 19 | I remember two aunts and an uncle , all very dear to me , dying within a few months . |
| 20 | Last night Dr Clarke 's election agent Kevin Scott said : ‘ One of our supporters lives in Vine Street and Donald and I went knocking on a few doors . |
| 21 | James Fanshawe 's filly was showing improved form in storming to a six lengths win from Absalom 's Pillar . |
| 22 | In contrast European nations have allowed contracting companies to keep their R&D findings secret from other companies ; with this kind of practice occurring across a dozen nations , European defence R&D is often wasted as well as fragmented . |
| 23 | As part of the process of writing from the very beginning , and writing in small steps , from the first day you should write down , and keep available , notes consisting of a few sentences on each of the following : ( a ) the essay 's hypothesis ( the claim it is interested in exploring ) ; ( b ) the evidence or data you are going to use ( the facts , quotes , parallel cases from other texts , etc. , that you are in the process of collecting ) ; ( c ) brief statements of your ideas so far ; ( d ) in the case of a longer dissertation , the preliminary results of a " literature search " ( a survey of bibliographies to find things to read ) . |
| 24 | The cost of evening courses or those consisting of a few sessions in a school of nursing cost considerably less than residential week long courses or part-time variations held over a period of several months . |
| 25 | The coffin , consisting of a few planks , was carried from the workhouse by other inmates ; it was not allowed in the church , but was met by the parson at the graveside . |
| 26 | He picked it up crossly , but after listening for a few moments , his expression softened and he nodded twice . |
| 27 | She stood listening for a few minutes , trying not to smile . |
| 28 | Then , as he goes on listening for a few weeks , looking carefully at ever-new pictures of different cases , a tentative understanding will dawn on him ; he will gradually forget about the ribs and begin to see the lungs . |
| 29 | If we were biologically capable of living for a million years , and wanted to do so , we should assess risks quite differently . |
| 30 | He then occupied a country living for a few years before returning to Winchester as chaplain to the Bishop , George Morley , who was a close friend of Izaak Walton . |