Example sentences of "it [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Covering the work to protect from frost and rain , we left it for a few days to dry , which helps the shuttering to loosen itself too . |
| 2 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
| 3 | I enjoyed it for a few weeks but then went to Stanley . ’ |
| 4 | He examined it for a few moments , then realised Tock was standing beside him with a can of oil . |
| 5 | Clutterbuck ceased to work the mill during the latter half of the 1840s , for by 1847 it had been leased to a paper-maker , Frederick Wiggins , who apparently only operated it for a few years . |
| 6 | Going it alone in difficult times is not to be recommended , but if you wish to try it for a few weeks then there is no harm done , simply time lost if you are unsuccessful . |
| 7 | Hold it for a few seconds , maybe five , then release it . |
| 8 | Cook it for a few minutes longer than stated and eat it |
| 9 | However , she only keeps it for a few weeks before it is handed back to the new Lady Mayoress by the sheriff for the price of a kiss . |
| 10 | In 1987 the role of Lord Mayor was taken by Richard Horner , a local butcher , who had done it for a few years . |
| 11 | Inside is a will , so read it for a few surprises . |
| 12 | Did Changez have any idea of the reluctance with which his bride-to-be , now moving across to her bookshelf , picking up a book by Kate Millett , staring into it for a few minutes and replacing it after a reproachful and pitying glance from her mother , would be exchanging vows with him ? |
| 13 | The only option is to rinse the board in water , dry it carefully and try to line it up again on the artwork , re-exposing it for a few more minutes . |
| 14 | For a second his mind was off the ball , leaving it free for Patrick Lombard to belt in and whip it away , dribbling it for a few yards , then powering it to Mike , who , relishing his new freedom at Number Two , took it up field . |
| 15 | Manville toyed with it for a few moments , imagining the corridors of the Pentagon and White House alive with zooming figures , grey-flannel covered asses farting tongues of flame . |
| 16 | Fred thought about it for a few seconds . |
| 17 | Those who have a real interest will leave it for a few years before attempting training . |
| 18 | He stood in the hallway puffing on it for a few seconds to make sure it was fully alight . |
| 19 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
| 20 | Halt it for a few minutes and it would die altogether . |
| 21 | They can live with it for a few months , but not longer which is why they have such a high turnover of staff . |
| 22 | Think about it for a few days , that 's all I ask of you . |
| 23 | We will just ask you can we have a look at it for a few days . |
| 24 | Also a photo of all the officers of Walsall that I saw in a second hand shop and I went and bought it for a few pence . |
| 25 | ‘ Comm 's working , ’ she said , and listened to it for a few more moments . |
| 26 | So have a look through your book have a very quick glance at erm if you can just at an acid alkali one , at one side of an equation co try not to read it cover it up write it down and leave it for a few minutes till you 've forgotten if you did accidentally see what was on the other side till you 've forgotten it . |
| 27 | Christine let him stew in it for a few moments . |
| 28 | But there was a post on the lonely road and sometimes if I was tired from hunting I would take stance on it for a few moments , to rest . |
| 29 | ‘ Do n't use it for a few days , and see how it goes . ’ |
| 30 | Place the stem of a stick of celery in some dyed water and leave it for a few hours . |