Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] for a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | If feeding and antibiotics continued to be administered Tony could be expected to live for a few more years . |
| 2 | And now that Lucy had resolved to stay for a few days , she decided to tell her aunt to expect her when she saw her . |
| 3 | It must not brown , but should be left to bubble for a few seconds before being removed from the heat and left to settle . |
| 4 | Mustard should be allowed to stand for a few minutes after mixing and before serving to allow the flavour to develop , but mix little and often the flavour will be retained but the pungency will soon be lost . |
| 5 | After this the hole in the shell is sealed and the embryo is allowed to develop for a few days . |
| 6 | 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 . |