Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] a few [noun pl] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been off for three or four time before for long a few years and |
| 2 | He was inside for only a few minutes and emerged very badly shaken . |
| 3 | At present , the executive takes decisions to release some murderers after only a few years and to keep others in prison for extremely long periods . |
| 4 | He was alone for just a few minutes and I made my offer . |
| 5 | and Clifford , no Clifford said , the lads to each other are we going out again dad you know cos oh Margaret was in , yes , and there was some other boys , the boy across the road was eating something and the boys said and Clifford said do you mind if I just sit in the chair and be quiet for just a few minutes and he just sat in the chair and had his heart attack |
| 6 | But the ground conditions in some parts of Europe make good results extremely difficult to obtain : some areas of Portugal , for instance , have field sizes of only a few metres and exhibit multi-level and multi-seasonal cropping . |
| 7 | She and her companion lived in a paddock of only a few acres and so required daily feed of grain and hay . |
| 8 | And it was n't a case of just a few beatings and that |
| 9 | This may range from small areas of earthworks within or at one end of a settlement , to large areas of earthworks with only a few farms and cottages in use today . |
| 10 | WADING THROUGH mud or swimming through a cold ravine with just a few oatcakes and nuts to keep you going is not very one 's cup of tea , but for six Risley lads it was fun . |
| 11 | We decided that this could happen with quite a few units and that we should point out in the documentation the need to be on guard against it . |
| 12 | One of the H. Fire development bright colours within only a few days and began a reign of terror . |
| 13 | It is this incredible flexibility that allows us to juggle page layouts in just a few minutes and produce a fresh piece of artwork each time rather than wait hours , even days , for the re-worked page to come back from the artist 's studio . |
| 14 | This strategy is reminiscent of the poster ( visible , interestingly enough , in quite a few staffrooms and offices ) saying ‘ I 'm going to have my nervous breakdown . |
| 15 | Round-bale silage was found on only a few farms and was not as yet widely used . |
| 16 | The report runs to only a few lines and Treby C.J. of the Common Pleas is reported as holding that ‘ when money is paid in pursuance of a void authority , etc. indebitatus assumpsit lies for it . ’ |
| 17 | In some parts of the country the extra charge amounts to just a few pounds but the average figure in County Durham and Cleveland is £20 . |
| 18 | I got through quite a few bits and pieces that was |
| 19 | Jack the tiny Shetland pony weighs in at only a few stones and is just over two-feet tall . |
| 20 | Changes in company policy , new products and services , financial results , staff appointments , sponsorship news , factory openings — in fact almost any " happening " or change within your company or organisation will probably merit a release to at least a few papers or radio stations . |
| 21 | ‘ I have played the organ at quite a few weddings but this is one that stood out . |
| 22 | ‘ I have played the organ at quite a few weddings but this is one that stood out . |
| 23 | as if to mock us , Howe 's remarks preceded the release of the South Korean hostage Do Chae Sung by just a few weeks and the liberation of two French hostages by just over a month . |