Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [noun pl] [subord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the few days before Blundy came across to Belfast , Paisley contacted a legal friend who in turn suggested to Vincent Browne of the Sunday Independent , a Dublin newspaper , that he examine the Black case . |
| 2 | There may then be a break of a few days while participants work to devise a training session . |
| 3 | One animal has narrowly escaped death twice in the space of a few weeks as Simon Garrett reports |
| 4 | He read to himself for a few minutes while William perused the review section , but his agitation could not long be contained in silence . |
| 5 | Rory pushed herself out of her chair , suddenly fuelled by restless energy , and strode to the window , gazing unseeingly over the lawn for a few moments as anger seethed within her . |
| 6 | The American cruised the Solent for a few days while Mark was tying up the loose ends , and returned to the States without paying another visit to his office . |
| 7 | The Captain and his wife proved so hospitable that Ricky stayed on for a few days after Minton left to stay with Paul ( ‘ Odo ’ ) Cross and Angus Wilson at their home Rio Chico at Ocho Rios . |
| 8 | However , delay sowing for a few weeks if conditions are poor . |
| 9 | Ford dealers Quicks of Altrincham had more potential customers in the few hours after Mr Lamont 's speech than they 'd seen all week . |
| 10 | Even in the few years since Volumes I and II of the Supplement were published , numerous words and meanings in the range A-N have emerged which are therefore not to be found in the largest Oxford Dictionary . |
| 11 | They warn that the number of lakes affected may double within a few decades unless air pollution in Europe is halved . |
| 12 | The hype surrounding Justin v John Fashanu did not materialise but Justin came on , only to miss from a few yards as Sanchez intervened , leading to his injury and the booking of the Wimbledon physio . |
| 13 | On it , messages left over from a few days before Brian gave up the flat . |