Example sentences of "water for a few " in BNC.
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1 | According to many local people , the police hold refugees without food or water for a few days , then turn them loose in the desert near the Somali or Ethiopian borders - too far for them to walk back . |
2 | Chop and add to casseroles or steep in boiling water for a few minutes before adding to salads . |
3 | When I go , I hold my breath and completely immerse myself under the water , trying to keep as relaxed as possible , and I stay under the water for a few seconds . |
4 | We suggest you paint it with yoghurt , seaweed liquid fertiliser or a solution made by soaking a hessian bag of manure in water for a few hours . |
5 | 11 Dip the tin into hot water for a few seconds and turn on to a serving plate . |
6 | Test rocks for suitability by soaking in tap water for a few days , checking hardness and pH before and after . |
7 | It is best used after being steeped in water for a few hours . |
8 | As they leave the fair ( moving towards the camera , which pulls back with them ) , their joyful cries become unheard and they move in slow motion like creatures under water for a few seconds . |
9 | At five o'clock in the morning Ada Neumann would have been in her kitchen , simmering the dozens of doughnut-shaped rolls in hot water for a few minutes before baking them in the oven , glazing them with egg-white and then showering them with sesame seeds . |
10 | She paddled in the shallow water for a few moments before joining Stephen where he was setting up the barbecue in a shaded spot . |
11 | To do this , dip the moulds in warm water for a few seconds , ease the mousse away from the sides of the moulds and carefully tip out , then garnish as before . |
12 | Inserting the cut end of a stem into boiling water for a few seconds ( protecting the flower ) often prevents wilting eg with roses . |