Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chinese do n't like their planes to fly unless the weather is absolutely O.K. So we had to wait for a few hours for the plane to arrive from Shanghai . |
| 2 | So it might pay a mother to wait for a few days and see what happened to the baby . |
| 3 | After I was at court I had to go back to Low Newton to wait for a few weeks before I could go to Styal prison . |
| 4 | It is normal for this sensitivity to remain for a few flights and then gradually to disappear . |
| 5 | The water was deep in the middle , so I had to swim for a few metres . |
| 6 | It must not brown , but should be left to bubble for a few seconds before being removed from the heat and left to settle . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | That 's the main thing and then if you 've got any questions afterwards hopefully we 'll still have time to go through a few questions . |
| 9 | But often we would n't get that straight away ; we 'd have to go through a few guitars before we found the combination of guitar and amp and EQ on the desk . |
| 10 | When the seeds drop off from the flowering spike , they should be left in the tank to float for a few days . |
| 11 | Detective Sergeant Burgess went off to report to his Superintendent , and Redpath , who 'd been on duty since midnight , decided to try for a few hours ' sleep . |
| 12 | Carwyn desperately wanted to come through a few heats of the Pipeline Masters . |
| 13 | It became the Chancellor 's habit to interrupt his morning procession to work for a few minutes of Cabinet Room conversation with the Prime Minister . |
| 14 | ‘ You wo n't be going back to work for a few days , I 'm afraid , Francisco . ’ |
| 15 | Before dusk Holly and those who had arrived that day were taken to the Bath house to stand for a few moments beneath the trickle of lukewarm water . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Sprinkle the yeast over the water in a cup and leave to stand for a few minutes in a warm place before stirring to completely dissolve the yeast . |
| 18 | Remove the meat from the pan and allow to stand for a few minutes before slicing . |
| 19 | Cooking procedures : most of the meals do not need cooking , just add hot water and leave them to stand for a few minutes . |
| 20 | But there are those who prefer to promote the rumour that CDs are hardly long-lasting and likely to self-destruct after a few years . |
| 21 | You may have experienced something similar with shampoo : use the same one for too long and the remarkable results you may have seen at first begin to diminish after a few washes . |
| 22 | The son of Caerleon is a progressive type , apparently certain to come of a few pounds for that introduction , and should be good enough to take the Queen 's Own Yorkshire Dragoons Stakes . |
| 23 | Nurse Eileen Farragher said : ‘ Physically he 'll be okay to go back to work in a few weeks — but mentally he 's still shocked . ’ |
| 24 | He continued to work until a few years ago and from then on passed much of his time in London . |
| 25 | Whoever sowed the seed , the conference was due to meet within a few hours . |
| 26 | Toscanini was clearly very much in tune with Mendelssohn 's music , but as in the case of other composers he tended to concentrate on a few scores , and not always those which were best . |
| 27 | Leave the rabbit to set for a few moments . |
| 28 | Turn off the heat and allow to set for a few minutes . |
| 29 | He and the housekeeper continued to converse for a few minutes and finally he said , ‘ Very well , Mrs Pettifer , sherry at six . ’ |
| 30 | He was going to find it rather difficult to talk for a few days , Kathleen realised . |