Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [noun pl] to [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | One of the few exceptions to this was Stonehenge , which always seems to have been regarded as extremely old and to have excited theories about how the lintels were raised : one early theory was that the magician Merlin placed the stones . |
2 | Clearly there are other choices for the parameters , but for all realistic values the critical concentrations will be small , and the length scale of the individual layers will be a small fraction of the chamber depth in the range of a few centimetres to several metres . |
3 | Bob did not retire immediately as he has worked on for a few months to introduced new salesmen to their areas . |
4 | Bottlenose dolphins have a heart rate of 80–90 beats per minute just after ‘ blowing ’ , slowing within a few seconds to 33–45 beats per minute and remaining at that rate until the next blow . |
5 | The time span of observation in these studies varies from a few minutes to several hours . |
6 | For stable samples we rarely need to obtain spectra in a hurry , and commercial spectrometers generally operate on timescales ranging from a few minutes to several hours . |
7 | It can accommodate simulations of drainage-basins ranging in size from a few hectares to 40 000 square kilometres . |
8 | Azerbaijan has about a third of the world population of mud volcanoes , which range in size from a few metres to several kilometres across the base . |
9 | It varies in height from a few inches to two feet depending on the habitat . |
10 | Faulting takes place through sudden , rapid movements over distances ranging from a few centimetres to several metres . |
11 | The hostile groups outside Fascist meetings increased from a few protesters to thousands of demonstrators on certain widely reported occasions . |
12 | The Buchs site offers large scale production facilities , now approved to GMP standard , manufacturing over 4,000 products in quantities from a few grammes to small tonnage . |
13 | It will separate and purify molecules ranging from a few milligrams to several grams from solution . |
14 | Courses can last from a few weeks to several months depending on what you want to achieve . |
15 | The duration of obstructive symptoms varied widely with a range from a few weeks to several years . |
16 | The mothers talking in this book are mainly in their mid to late teens , with children whose ages range from a few months to four years . |
17 | The length of single eruptive episode , which can range from a few days to several years , will depend on the eruptive energy available once the ground surface is broken . |
18 | A lot of small codling in the Menai Straits , plus a few dabs to 1 lb at Port Dinorwic and Beaumaris . |