Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] a few [noun] at " in BNC.
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1 | These played for only a few minutes at a time . |
2 | He knew that she had not enjoyed his homecoming or the renewal of a sexual life ; throughout their married life he had been at home for only a few weeks at a time , and she had been free to make her life as she chose . |
3 | Wash the specimens gently in two changes of distilled water ( not tap water , which contains Fe and Ca ) for only a few seconds at a time — the stains are relatively soluble . |
4 | Then at each level , credit is passed back after just a few attempts at search . |
5 | And Cantona himself suggested in a French newspaper interview that he might be on the look-out for a new challenge after just a few months at any club . |
6 | After just a few sucks at the bottle , Nicola began to explore my room . |
7 | Now , for just a few minutes at a time , focus on this image — and stir in desire . |
8 | Big undertakings like Sheffield and Worth only required twenty or thirty men each , and of course for just a few weeks at a time . |
9 | You see the Italians when they vote in that referendum , I 've discussed it with quite a few cousins at the time , it was n't they 're exactly |
10 | No , it was a piece I am very fond of and it happened to be in quite a few programmes at that time . |
11 | There are undoubtedly great advantages to the student if a staff member transmits his ideas and experience to only a few individuals at a time in a tutorial session . |
12 | I was driving my car along an unlit street in Bristol , England : all of a sudden the two inner wheels of the car had left the road and I travelled for quite a few yards at an angle of 45 degrees , after which I landed with a large bump . |