Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [noun pl] to [num] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 It can accommodate simulations of drainage-basins ranging in size from a few hectares to 40 000 square kilometres .
3 It varies in height from a few inches to two feet depending on the habitat .
4 The hostile groups outside Fascist meetings increased from a few protesters to thousands of demonstrators on certain widely reported occasions .
5 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 .
6 A lot of small codling in the Menai Straits , plus a few dabs to 1 lb at Port Dinorwic and Beaumaris .
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