Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] a few [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quiet , steady and composed , Gavin was an ideal partner for skipper Jim Cannon at the heart of the Palace defence and , if the early '80s were a time when our back four was often under a lot of pressure , Gavin played his part in Palace 's revival at the end of the decade although , in spite of skippering our successful 1988–89 side for a few matches mid-season , he incurred yet another injury and was prevented from playing in all but the final three games . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | And it says much that you could make a racer out of the RS road car with a few hours notice . |
| 4 | And that 's Nick Harris talking to Ken Vasey up at the Manor ground and we hope to return to the Manor in a few moments time and see who else Nick has got to talk to us . |
| 5 | There is no evening meal , but there are restaurants and pubs within a few minutes walk including the Royal Hotel , an old coaching house , with an elegant dining room equipped with pianist , and also the Snooty Fox , a charming pub with attractive beamed ceilings . |
| 6 | You can see in a Trivial Pursuit question in a few years time what 's the most commonly said three words ? |
| 7 | DEC also subcontracted the London-based software house Transvik Ltd which had previously developed the software for the Nordex exchange in the City of London ; it was its foundation on the pound sterling that caused the failure of the bond transaction , but contrary to local press reports , the system did not crash and an update to overcome the problem should be in place in a few weeks time . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | There 's a cosy hotel bar and although there 's no restaurant in the hotel , there are many good establishments within a few minutes walk . |
| 10 | Although there 's no restaurant in the hotel , there are plenty of good establishments within a few minutes walk . |
| 11 | We 'll catch up with her continued efforts in a few weeks time when Zoe Muir reviews the progress of all our healthy lifestylers as they hit the three month mark . |
| 12 | Specimen examination papers for the new syllabuses have been written , and packs will be sent to employers in a few weeks time . |
| 13 | As one child remembered it before 1914 : ‘ Suburbia was a railway state … a state of existence within a few minutes walk of the railway station , a few minutes walk of the shops , a few minutes walk of the fields . ’ |
| 14 | It is hoped that volunteers can start work on preparing the ground in a few weeks time . |
| 15 | Yes , we 've got Maidenhead to come down here , a home game in a few weeks time , so obviously that will be quite an interesting game . |
| 16 | So , gentlemen , what I 'm really doing is to show you a bit of the background and the fact that it 's not all doom and gloom there is a hell of a light at the tunnel and in matter of fact , we got another lecture on the channel tunnel in a few days time ! |
| 17 | She 's due to have a hip replacement operation in a few weeks time . |
| 18 | In most FELs the electron beam consists of short bunches of electrons of a few picoseconds duration owing to bunching in the radiofrequency fields of the accelerator . |
| 19 | Let us suppose the Smith family have planned a picnic in the country in a few days time . |
| 20 | If I quote three or four quid underneath , he 'll consider it and we may get an order in a few months time when the schedule runs out . |
| 21 | ‘ The changes facing the industry with the ending of the variable premium in a few months time made buyers highly selective , ’ said auctioneer Michael Walton who managed to extract an average £1000 for ram lambs against a 1990 figure of £1209 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | In this way , one of the best Home Secretaries of the post-war era was abruptly removed from the Home Office at a few hours notice , leaving behind a collection of unfinished artefacts to be completed by other hands . |