Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] for several [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Treatments are associated with improvement or deterioration for several reasons : the natural history of the disease , the placebo effect , the activity ( if any ) of the prescribed treatment , and the discontinuation of ill-conceived orthodox treatments . |
| 2 | All of the runners experienced muscle soreness and weakness for several days , but the resting group recovered much more quickly . |
| 3 | With this it can supply the computer with power of accurate mains frequency and voltage for several minutes as the wheel slows down . |
| 4 | Although the railways were crucial to tea-growing and marketing from Ceylon — because of the absence of other suitable forms of transportation — tea was successfully brought out from Assam by elephant , ‘ country boat ’ , and steamer for several decades before the arrival of the railway . |
| 5 | Even his own notorious plant , which had consistently gone downhill for ten years under his active leadership , had been steadily increasing efficiency and output for several weeks without interruption . |
| 6 | Good garden laid to lawn , concrete driveway and parking for several vehicles , garage . |
| 7 | In those who have been exposed to infection the entire penis is scrubbed with liquid soap and water for several minutes , and then washed with mercuric perchloride lotion 1:2000 . |
| 8 | Fred had been helping to rescue a family trapped in a cellar when a collapsing beam held him trapped by his left arm and leg for several hours , but he made a good recovery . |