Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a few [noun pl] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | To return to the offending nettle ( Urtica dioica ) or , it too had its uses : Martin Martin noted that in Skye ‘ the tops of nettles , chopped small , and mixed with a few whites or raw eggs , applied to the forehead and temples by way of a frontel , is used to procure sleep ’ . |
| 2 | At first , the Sisters themselves tried knocking in a few nails or propping up walls with staves . |
| 3 | WACC has acquired a certain expertise in this field , but its activities so far have been confined to a few countries or sub-regions . |
| 4 | Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks . |
| 5 | I did n't want anyone to feel that this diet was a ‘ prison sentence ’ to be endured for a few weeks or months before old habits could be reintroduced . |
| 6 | Sniffed for a few weeks or months . |
| 7 | As the requirements of our living spaces alter , and more efficient central heating and draught-proofing keep our homes warm throughout , it 's tempting to get rid of a few doors or even eyeless to give our homes a more spacious feel . |
| 8 | Bearing in mind that if we do have the whole house then people are only coming for a few days or or even one night could no they had somewhere to stay . |
| 9 | In Latin America , Africa , and Asia , peasants might make a similar journey to market with a few chickens or other stock and produce if the fare were low enough to leave some profit . |
| 10 | ‘ It has got to a stage where I am not looking ahead to what might happen in a few weeks or a few months . |
| 11 | The water-soluble vitamins , however , are not usually stored in the body in any great amount , so deficiency can develop within a few weeks or months if the diet is poor . |
| 12 | Instead , what we have are literally thousands of measures in educational testing , social surveys , attitude research or statistical analysis , with little or no idea as to how any of them could conceivably be reduced to a few dimensions or compared with agreed-upon standards . |
| 13 | He will normally find that this assumes the shape of a pyramid , with a broad base of people who had only 1 or 2 hearths tapering to a few persons or a single individual who owned a disproportionate share of the wealth . |
| 14 | All are strongly seasonal , with activity limited to a few days or weeks in summer . |
| 15 | In some homes it is possible to stay for a few days or a week at a time either occasionally or on a regular basis . |
| 16 | Leave to dry for a few hours or overnight . |
| 17 | Inventories were normally taken within a few days or weeks of the testator 's death . |
| 18 | At present , however , there is a student gap , which may last for a few weeks or a few months , separating the exemptions from the day on which a person enrols on a full-time course of education . |
| 19 | a combine , which only works for a few days or weeks in the year is far too costly for a smallholder , who must either rely on a contractor or work with simpler equipment . |