Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He fell headlong , his arms flailing , and struck the street hard enough to lose consciousness for a few seconds . |
| 2 | If you are not aware that your eating habits change depending on the time of your menstrual cycle , it would be worth keeping diary for a few months to check . |
| 3 | For reasons principally of economy , most county councils have preferred to concentrate development on a few villages which can then conveniently be provided with the full range of public amenities — schools , shops , libraries , sewerage facilities and so on-This saves on the enormous cost of duplicating amenities in every village and helps to direct and contain population growth to a few well-chosen sites . |
| 4 | He caught sight of a few others , but they turned tail and vanished when they saw him through the mist . |
| 5 | Sometimes we need to reflect publicly , sometimes to provide space for a few moments of private reflection — this might mean the children sit quietly alone while the teacher asks questions which they respond to in their thoughts , or the reflection might take the form of a diary , or perhaps an " emotional map " charting the highs and lows of a journey/adventure/exploration . |
| 6 | The Cabernet Sauvignon from Languedoc is made by a company that was struggling to make ends meet by blending plonk until a few years ago . |
| 7 | The third-ranking member of the CPV politburo , he had served as acting Premier for a few months in 1988 following the death of Pham Hung , but had then been dislodged from the post by the more conservative Do Muoi . |
| 8 | They may also know of people seeking work for a few hours or days per week , perhaps to help out with the garden , or heavier household tasks , or shopping . |
| 9 | With this technique it is possible to restrict activation to a few cells and , by simultaneously monitoring single unit activity through a nearby recording electrode , establish the extent of spread of effective stimulation . |
| 10 | Entrants then work in a variety of units and can expect promotion within a few years to lance-corporal and corporal . |
| 11 | Oh good oh right so er so you can you can do project for a few weeks fairly solidly before the end of term course when deadlines start looming . |
| 12 | She hoped to announce a new initiative to tackle unemployment within a few weeks . |
| 13 | I shall give way in a few moments . |
| 14 | With ammunition stockpiles only sufficient to sustain combat for a few days , a lack of the requisite support crafts to service warships and insufficient wartime defence contingencies analysts said that future five-year plans needed to consolidate the qualitative rather than quantitative aspect of the Defence Forces . |
| 15 | The normal stopping method is to let the motor run at idling speed for a few seconds before depressing the ignition switch . |
| 16 | I HAVE had sex with a few girls but I do n't think that they found this experience very satisfying . |
| 17 | Democratic centralism concentrates power in a few hands and at the end of the day produces decision rather than fudging . |
| 18 | But the CTCs have been criticised by opponents who say the Government has lavished money on a few pupils at the expense of others throughout the country . |
| 19 | The transition from one to the other takes place after a few seconds of observation , is discontinous and can not be stopped at in an intermediate position . |
| 20 | This range , although covered by many hundreds of metres of water for most of its length , breaks surface in a few places to form the chain of apparently unconnected volcanic islands . |
| 21 | The Exchange discourages the use of equity shares with no or restricted voting rights , so this can not normally be used as a device to retain control amongst a few shareholders with voting rights . |
| 22 | Miller only credited Bartram with a few plants in the Dictionary : Lilium philadelphum , ‘ at present very rare in English gardens ’ , Toxicodendron serratum , ‘ not yet flowered ’ and Veratrum americanum , another rarity which had in a good season both flowered and seeded in this country . |
| 23 | The cyclists carried a letter of introduction from Bishop Brewer which helped them secure accommodation at a few churches along the way , including the Cathedrals at Assisi and Chartres . |
| 24 | Colleague , just one second , I do apologize for , for cutting in , but colleagues if you 're , if it 's your intention to leave Congress for a few moments please do it as quietly as possible . |
| 25 | The plan had been to leave hospital for a few days , beginning the next day . |
| 26 | Why do not the Government set up — as the Labour party will when it takes office in a few months — a national crime prevention council to co-ordinate the work of all the Departments of state in crime prevention ? |
| 27 | It is easy to be put off buying a greenhouse simply because you might be moving house in a few years . |
| 28 | Learning by imitation can take place in a few minutes , whereas the reproduction of a whole new adult animal can take many years . |
| 29 | ‘ The presentation of the prizes will take place in a few minutes … ’ |
| 30 | During the trip to India — which , British elections permitting , should take place within a few months — Baker will emphasise government support for any satellite deals that India makes with private industry , for example , the state could provide loans to pay for the work . |