Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [noun pl] [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few minutes one of the men detached himself from the group and walked after Fred at a smart pace . |
| 2 | I decided to put pen to paper and let you know of a few problems some of us have in trying to become machine knitters . |
| 3 | It remained his seat for a few months short of thirty years . |
| 4 | Within a few years most of its nominal 100 ships of the line were unfit for sea , although by 1770 a new conflict with Spain over the Falkland Islands seemed likely . |
| 5 | Within a few days most of the patrols had either been killed or captured and the enemy occupied their rendezvous at Bir Fascia . |
| 6 | The majority of these early volunteers were ex-service men , some with experience of World War I and within a few weeks many of us teenagers barely sixteen jointed the unit . |
| 7 | In a few rings one of the carbons is replaced by an atom of oxygen , nitrogen or sulphur which can cause problems . |
| 8 | The launcher was only six feet away from him and in a few seconds thousands of people were going to die horribly . |