Example sentences of "bed for a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Inside her room , Mildred decided to get into bed for a few minutes to warm up .
2 She sat on the edge of her bed for a few minutes , digging dirt from under her nails .
3 I went into my own bedroom and sat on the bed for a few minutes .
4 Sarella lay fuming in bed for a few minutes before flinging back the duvet and running to the window .
5 Having got back to bed for a few hours , at 0800 Captain Moore arrives at his office in the RMP Headquarters , which is housed in the 1936 Olympic Stadium Barracks , and by mid-morning is feeling a bit smug about the noticeable dent in the paperwork on his desk .
6 Then it 's time to slide into bed for a few hours ' sleep , to be woken once again for a patrol that will signal the start of a new day .
7 When he realises that he has a migraine , my husband retires to bed for a few hours then spends the rest of the day in an armchair .
8 Stay sitting on the bed for a few moments , then follow procedure as for 3 above .
9 A control group were instructed to lie quietly in bed for a few moments before writing down what they could recall of their dreams .
10 I sat on the bed for a few moments , recovering .
11 He came round at once , and said that it was nothing to worry about ; Susan was worn out , that was all , and must stay in bed for a few days .
12 ‘ She said you had a chill on the kidneys and you 'd be in bed for a few days yet .
13 ‘ All I want is a bed for a few days . ’
14 The doctor says it is n't serious , but he thinks she should rest in bed for a few days .
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