Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recorders ( of whom there are over seven hundred , plus some five hundred Assistant Recorders ) are practising barristers or solicitors who are required to sit for a few weeks each year . |
| 2 | I decided to put pen to paper and let you know of a few problems some of us have in trying to become machine knitters . |
| 3 | The smoke is probably unburnt fuel If the carb is a little bit worn it will do this The Solex carb is more prone to this than the later Zenith It may also be slight oil burning which is also very common as the engine starts and only happens for a few seconds This is a ‘ feature ’ of Land Rovers and is not really cause for concern |
| 4 | However , one the " dose and move " system has operated for a few years this problem is unlikely to arise . |
| 5 | Also ‘ areas ’ may refer to a few kms 2 or to whole countries , so that areas or pockets of declining food production may coexist with , and have no social access to , other areas of increased food production . |
| 6 | Well , let's look for a few moments this morning at one such incident when Jesus did do it and it 's in er , Mark chapter four , I want to read a few verses from there , Mark chapter four . |
| 7 | They will also be able to supply you with a list of suitable short-term homes for the elderly in your area , to which your parent might consider going for a few weeks each year in order that you may have a holiday , if there is no other member of the family who could take over your responsibilities in your absence . |
| 8 | It 's been going on a few days this game . |
| 9 | Although she had n't expected to , she actually managed to sleep for a few hours that night . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's serious ! ’ said Robert , ‘ and Rafiq and his boys wo n't stop at a few groans this time . |
| 11 | Unknown to many of the trapped men , but suspected by the more experienced , poisonous gases had started to gather in the few roadways available to them . |
| 12 | Most large towns in Britain with sizable Asian communities have three or four resident hakims , and an unknown number visit Britain from abroad to practise for a few weeks several times a year . |
| 13 | All additions concentrated in a few areas This can occur when , for example , recruitment campaigns for customers have taken place in a limited area , or a competitor has gone out of business . |
| 14 | Perhaps what the authorities need to consider in the few months available to them is just when a decision needs to be made . |
| 15 | In this situation , the duration time should be reduced to a few minutes greater than the current elapsed time . |
| 16 | Could you come for a few hours each day , do you think ? ’ |
| 17 | For those bogwarts who 're still stuck , I 've thrown in a few tips this month . |
| 18 | Cystoids ( class Cystoidea ) are even odder animals : often rather irregular bags of calcite plates , or if composed of a few plates these may carry powerful ribbing . |