Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let us think for a few moments of the wonderful achievements of the human race — the towns that have been built , the works of art that have been produced — the books , plays , films , pictures , music … the progress that has been made in science and technology . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | So it might pay a mother to wait for a few days and see what happened to the baby . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It is normal for this sensitivity to remain for a few flights and then gradually to disappear . |
| 6 | What it will not do of course , is reconcile needs competing for the same resources . |
| 7 | It wo n't be competing for the same resources . |
| 8 | ( The more lenders there are competing for the same customers , the hard for each has to work to attract a given number of customers — and an obvious way of attracting customers is by cutting rates . ) |
| 9 | This suggests that certain groups and individuals will be ‘ stronger ’ and better placed to obtain the housing they want , although this is something of an oversimplification since it implies that all are competing for the same types of house . |
| 10 | Warned that she could only stay for a few moments , Laura had sat down quietly in a chair beside the bed , taking her cousin 's inert , pale hand and praying , as she had never prayed before , that Liz would be able to survive her ordeal . |
| 11 | They would stay for a few months and go back . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll stay for a few days at least — if she can put up with me . ’ |
| 13 | We think they should be able to get jobs and hope they will stay for a few years at least . |
| 14 | In the meantime , let recycled papers be conserved for the many purposes they are more fit for . |
| 15 | The courts can order presses to be stopped for the same reasons as they can order assets to be frozen or property to be returned . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I did get a bit depressed at times … and I got through a few pairs of shoes . ’ |
| 17 | It would have been easy to track down , as a somewhat acidulous correspondent explained during a few remarks on the shortcomings of journalists . |
| 18 | Looking at the relaxed poses in our photographs , it will come as no surprise to learn that Clarissa modelled for a few years back in the 60s . |
| 19 | The water was deep in the middle , so I had to swim for a few metres . |
| 20 | ‘ Cricket must now be the only sport in which you can be punished for the same offence twice and , who knows , maybe three times if he appeals ! |
| 21 | In his later life he became for a few months nearly as famous as Ramsey , though in a different context . |
| 22 | Around £150 for family holidays , allowing for a few days reasonably riding as part of the package . |
| 23 | He had travelled aboard the same flight from Helsinki but in Economy Class , not an experience the Vice President of Information and Planning had enjoyed . |
| 24 | Jessamy stopped drawing for a few moments . |
| 25 | Initially , she had been ostracised in some quarters , and on several occasions when she had arranged a soiree , rival parties had been arranged for the same night . |
| 26 | Patients who presented as emergencies were excluded , as were patients treated during the same period of time with cancers arising in a background of familial Polyposis coli or long standing ulcerative colitis . |
| 27 | He then fainted for a few seconds . |
| 28 | Unfortunately , very little is known about Brough , Dorn , Willoughby and Bourton , and defences have yet to be proven for the latter pair . |
| 29 | It was very simple , efficient , and reliable in operation , with the minor disadvantage that the vaporizer required preheating for a few minutes before the engine could be started ; when running , it retained sufficient heat to ignite the injected fuel . |
| 30 | Rachel groaned as her alarm sounded the following Monday morning and , rolling over , she flicked the button to silence it , then lay for a few minutes staring at the ceiling . |