Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [num] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.

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1 Leek out , had this heart trouble , and he 'd been in the Signals about oh ten year , he , he was on for twelve engagement and he nearly completed it when he had this heart trouble .
2 Apply to face and neck , leave on for 10–15 minutes and rinse off with cool water .
3 ‘ There 's no reason why I ca n't go on for 200 goals and I do n't agree with the argument that you should retire at the top .
4 This can go on for two hours or more , until all the eggs have been laid .
5 This problem has been carrying on for two months or more , and so far I have not found a successful treatment .
6 He carried on for two days but finally , in excruciating pain , had to go to hospital when a splint was put on his damaged limb .
7 Seven cases in the sample ( 14 per cent ) had gone on for four years or longer .
8 There are , of course , many occupations in which similar demands of constant readiness are made , but when it goes on for twenty years or more it is inclined to upset a good domestic relationship .
9 After pitching their tents , the travellers held a rave party that went on for 3 days and nights .
10 so you felt that and that pulse point there if you press on it hard enough you can actually stop the one in the wrist and of course that is controlling the flow of blood to the rest of the arm and you leave a pressure point closed off like that for no more than ten minutes , because if you left it on for too long that it means not sufficient blood 's getting to the rest of the , the limbs and the limb must have its blood supply , so you leave the pressure on for ten minutes and then release it , say for ten seconds just so say that the hand comes back pinkish again and if it 's not slowing down , back on with the pressure again for another ten minutes and that 's how you use it , tap off , ten minutes at the most , tap on for a little while , if it 's leaked again reapply , ten minutes at the most , tap on again , okay and that 's how you 'll control it , so if you do have a sit a situation where the bleeding was bad cos you 've got a , a limb severed , you could n't perhaps put sufficient direct pressure over that limb , this done , right , to control the bleeding then you could use indirect pressure , here , breaking or here , right in the , no playing now please , no trying to find this one right now , do this one tonight , in bed and the old lady said now what are you doing to me , never you mind , go to sleep
11 The musical interlude went on for ten minutes and finished with the mad figures collapsing on the ground .
12 PRICE : £2.39/250ml ‘ I left the conditioner on for 15 minutes and wrapped my hair in a hot towel .
13 ‘ It has gone on for 15 months and so far most firms have managed to survive , but they ca n't go on like this for ever . ’
14 ‘ It has gone on for 15 months and so far most firms have managed to survive , but they ca n't go on like this for ever . ’
15 ‘ I have an 18 month old son so I could only leave the conditioner on for three minutes but I was still very impressed .
16 The billions flow in through 28 taxes and countless smaller exactions ; they flow out through 19 mayoral agencies and scores of less exalted offices .
17 Because I was at home , we sat down for two hours and talked it through .
18 She would sit down for one minute and then she would go and warm herself beside Tom .
19 Winsor & and ; Newton will be creating six ‘ mini studios ’ , each one dedicated to a different medium , where you will be able to sit down for 20 minutes and try out the materials whilst getting expert tuition in a small group .
20 Winsor & and ; Newton will be creating six ‘ mini studios ’ , each one dedicated to a different medium , where you will be able to sit down for 20 minutes and try out the materials whilst getting expert tuition in a small group .
21 I need to sit down for three minutes or , me back 'll snap in two .
22 He watched George going into MacDougalls , let him settle down for three minutes and then he 'd strike .
23 Each coat is liberally applied , allowed to soak in for five minutes and then carefully mopped dry — on no account leave liquid oil on the surface to dry .
24 While I sympathize with the caller from West Calder , I feel we pay poll tax as well to cover all these things but when I bought my house , my solicitor had me in for two hours and went through all my obligations under the title deeds part of was , that I had to pay one three hundredths of keeping the open areas clean and tidy plus grass cutting .
25 I was n't afraid of losing my boyfriend while I was in prison , because I 've seen people who 've been in for two years and their boyfriends still come and see them .
26 You go in for three days and you have a big dose of drugs .
27 I 've worked in for 30 years and lots of us have worked for over 25 years and we do know that they are bringing in trainees in on higher salaries than ourselves , which obviously is quite upsetting when you 've worked a long time .
28 So you were in for ten minutes and rushed them out and out again then
29 so he said I 've had to , they 'd have to keep him in for ten days or more you know
30 Nicholls put him in after 51 minutes and he brilliantly chested the ball down before sweeping a shot past McKeown .
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