Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He spins a tiny triangle of silk a few millimetres in length and deposits a drop of sperm on to it from the gland that lies underneath his body . |
| 2 | I suspect that for length of service a few others like Sir Alastair Burnet , Mike Neville and Stuart Hall run me pretty close . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's a patch of grass a few feet by a few feet , ’ I informed him , suddenly aware that Mr Palmer had never visited Chelsea Terrace in his life . |
| 4 | The reason for this was the bright point of light that had popped into existence a few feet from his eyes . |
| 5 | In fact , most damage to breast shape happens during their often rapid growth during pregnancy , then when filling with milk a few days after birth . |
| 6 | I saw him in hospital a few days before the end . |
| 7 | And then from time to time , erm in fact a few times during the year , we circulate a newsletter to something like a thousand erm companies on our list . |
| 8 | In fact a few lessons on the lunge will improve your riding whatever level you have reached . |
| 9 | A survey of usage also brings to light a few cases of a rare use — the to infinitive denoting an action after make . |
| 10 | The army occupies an area of land the size of Torness turbine hall with each soldier standing stiffly to attention a few inches from his neighbours . |
| 11 | As Lorenz wrote , ‘ one of them may be inclined to go on to mouth-pulling a few seconds before the other one . |
| 12 | Recordings of spontaneous interaction were made , first at home a few weeks before starting school , and then in the classroom after approximately six weeks at school . |