Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [prep] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , after luxuriating in its hair shirt for a few days , the City would have sold sterling anyway . |
| 2 | TESL was run as an alternative methods course for a few years , until TEFL/TESL became a combined methods course in 1986 . |
| 3 | Fired by the skills of Steve Davis , I 'll go along to one of the local snooker halls for a few frames . |
| 4 | A great deal is going on in those regions , and people in the south who have not been north of Watford Gap for a few years should go and see what is happening there . |
| 5 | Kansas City have been the nearly-men of the American Football Conference for a few seasons . |
| 6 | Kansas City have been the nearly-men of the American Football Conference for a few seasons . |
| 7 | I certainly wo n't be going in the practice room for a few days . ’ |
| 8 | At Monza , he beat Jochen Rindt by a few feet and the championship was his , even though he did not win another race that season . |
| 9 | It was only a vote in the Commons at 11 p.m. that brought the evening to an end and then she returned to Downing Street for a few hours ' work on her boxes before turning in . |
| 10 | South Pole concentration of carbon dioxide lags behind that of Mauna Loa by a few ppm in any given year , consistent with the interpretation that most of the carbon dioxide is emitted in the northern hemisphere and that there is a time-lag in the mixing of the atmosphere between hemispheres . |
| 11 | This is the cheaper option , but it may leave you stuck with single glazing and a recurrence of your existing maintenance problems in a few years time . |
| 12 | Failing that , should we put the grand EC official who is in charge of such policies — Mr. Legras — in a veal crate for a few weeks and see whether he changes his mind after that ? |
| 13 | The German had intended to ride his Olympic gold medal partner , Walzerkoenig , on Saturday night until a few hours earlier when it was discovered that the horse 's off-foreleg was inexplicably swollen . |
| 14 | What makes them wait in seedy side rooms for a few moments of dangerous pleasure ? |
| 15 | Just listen to a copper sit there and talk rubbish for a few minutes . |
| 16 | Lij Yasu was arrested four days later near the Sandfords ' farm ; he had been wandering in the Muger valley with a few retainers , hungry and terrified . |
| 17 | As with the merger in 1977 between the then Institute of Bankers and the Savings Banks Institute , the latest partnership will in a few years ' time look entirely natural . |
| 18 | After standing silently looking up at the Brooklyn sky for a few minutes , and reciting a poem , she then jumped back into the car . |
| 19 | Outside the script departments of a few studios , too many producers have taken lazy routes to their scripts . |
| 20 | The driver stopped the jeep outside the Saulnier farm for a few moments to say goodbye to the farmer , a very good friend to the Commandos , especially No. 6 Commando . |
| 21 | and if you can see our practice nurse in a few weeks |
| 22 | Cook the roux paste for a few seconds , then gradually add the milk . |
| 23 | Others , who of course never used a bank , would pawn a five pound note for a few shillings , with instructions ‘ do n't break the note ’ so they could redeem it still in one piece . |
| 24 | Yet a friend with a 14.1hh Welsh Cob says his costs average out at £12 a week ; admittedly she has her own land and he lives out most of the time , but he really earns his living — last year they did everything from Riding Club events to a few days hunting . |
| 25 | ‘ As a player , it 's certainly more gruelling doing my own material than Michael 's , because his is mainly rhythm parts with a few solos . |
| 26 | He expects to sign a facilities management contract within a few weeks that is ‘ bigger ’ than the $53m seven-year contract it signed with Mory-TNTE in December . |
| 27 | Just as I had n't minded when asked if I would like to take care of Jeffrey Bernard for a few days while he was in Sydney to promote the play about himself , Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell , which is currently playing here . |
| 28 | The 80R is essentially a twin channel , 80 watt amplifier with a few departures from the norm that are all its own . |
| 29 | A quick spin of his ‘ Sweet Freedom — The Best Of ’ compilation album of a few years back is proof enough that he has had many hits in his home patch without making similar in-roads here . |
| 30 | According to Ms Fearnley , the concentration of listed audit clients among a few firms could present difficulties . |