Example sentences of "[noun] ['s] [noun pl] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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1 | Move to the Right , accept Witte 's or Stolypin 's terms for a few posts in the cabinet , and they risked becoming hostages in a regime over which they would exercise no control . |
2 | Sums laid out by administrators ranged from hundreds of pounds spent repaying deceased 's debts to a few pence spent mending children 's shoes . |
3 | The downfall of Mrs Thatcher , the arrival of John Major at 10 Downing Street and the Gulf War took the spotlight away from the Group 's activities for a few months . |
4 | Martin Ward got to his feet , dusting off sand , and they held each others ' eyes for a few moments without speaking . |
5 | The second is a slick operator , who studies his victim 's habits for a few days to establish a safe crime time . |