Example sentences of "[vb pp] for a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the young calves are fattened on the farms but many are reared for a few months and then sold for fattening in central or eastern Britain . |
| 2 | Suddenly he is more relaxed and confident and those horrible little worms of self-doubt which are perpetually burrowing away in a golfer 's head are banished for a few holes , anyway . |
| 3 | Normally six cases will be listed for a half day , which would allow about 30 minutes per case if all the claimants attended , but a significant number do not . |
| 4 | This increase in greenhouse gases is expected to eventually force global temperatures to rise by 2 to 5 °C , although the full amount of warming will be delayed for a few decades because of oceanic thermal inertia . |
| 5 | With great reluctance , Reagan bowed to pressure from his advisers and compromised the Kemp-Roth principle somewhat by agreeing that the first cut should be delayed for a few months and reduced to 5 per cent in the first year with 10 per cent cuts in years two and three . |
| 6 | However luck was not with us for , as a reward for jumping in the intervals of appalling freezing fog , he got flu as a Christmas present and was delayed for a few days in hospital at Ringway . |
| 7 | The wireless crackled for a few moments until , after much jiggling with the knobs , the voice of Mr Chamberlain became clear . |
| 8 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 9 | It was unlikely that murder had been committed for a few pounds , but one could never be sure . |
| 10 | I have n't toured for a few years now , apart from the World Cup and I made that an exception because I felt we could go all the way and win it . ’ |
| 11 | In July 1980 , AMES staged its first public demonstration , when the El Calvario church was occupied for a few hours to demand a reduction in the price of basic food stuffs . |
| 12 | In 1986 , when leading , he hit a four-iron into it , his confidence seemingly shattered for a few years after . |
| 13 | Lepine was not cremated for a few days yet , until after the despatch of a couple of his victims also being tended to at the Côte-Des-Neiges cemetery , opposite the mountain , alongside the University of Montreal , where Marc Lepine joined his victims in the silence at the centre . |
| 14 | Where time permits , leave the final draft of any report you have written for a few days and then read it again with fresh eyes . |
| 15 | I 'll bet that 's made for a few tensions in Schreider Sterne Inc. ! ’ |
| 16 | Choose an open , sunny site where brassicas have n't been grown for a few years . |
| 17 | A smuggling museum and exhibition ; video theatre and adventure walk — press the buttons and be prepared for a few surprises ! |
| 18 | Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks . |
| 19 | Why are government bonds which still have eleven months to run regarded as liquid , whereas overdrafts granted for a few weeks are not ? |
| 20 | I did n't want anyone to feel that this diet was a ‘ prison sentence ’ to be endured for a few weeks or months before old habits could be reintroduced . |
| 21 | However , one the " dose and move " system has operated for a few years this problem is unlikely to arise . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | It was used for a few emergency landings by Royal Air Force planes during the recent Falklands War . |
| 24 | Another method of birth control must be used for a few months until two consecutive tests show there are no sperm left . |
| 25 | If the nose is dropping in spite of pulling back and hitting the back stop , this is a clear indication that the glider is stalled , and a forward movement is needed for a few seconds to let the wing unstall . |
| 26 | The big man thought for a few seconds , then laughed . |
| 27 | He looked very serious , and thought for a few seconds . |
| 28 | Although aware he was an android , she had thought for a few seconds before removing her clothes . |
| 29 | ‘ May I still have the interview with you which you promised ? ’ she asked straight out — and thought for a few seconds , as he looked sternly at her , that she had blown it , and that he had taken the strongest exception to her reminding him of his promise . |
| 30 | ‘ I am not pregnant , nor do I suffer from anorexia , ’ she added frostily , ‘ I 'm trying to shake off an illness I 've had for a few months , that 's all . ’ |