Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [noun pl] or [verb] " in BNC.

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1 You may think you have to cut back on the necessities of life for a few days or cancel a treat you had promised yourself and the family .
2 Afterwards I have a rest for a few days or go swimming ’
3 At first , the Sisters themselves tried knocking in a few nails or propping up walls with staves .
4 You can take these courses either as an undergraduate and build up your degree over a few years or pursue a particular interest by taking these courses on a ‘ one-off ’ basis as an associate student .
5 Instead , what we have are literally thousands of measures in educational testing , social surveys , attitude research or statistical analysis , with little or no idea as to how any of them could conceivably be reduced to a few dimensions or compared with agreed-upon standards .
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