Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] a [adj] [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Observations of predatory fish attacking spiny prey reveal that after one experience of even a non-poisonous species the predators are so shocked by the pain inside their mouths that they go off their food for days . |
| 2 | It is possible to paint with quite a small brush the details of shadows and shapes of clouds — in fact more so than is generally accepted . |
| 3 | Within only a few years the company was exporting its products to central Europe , Russia and the US . |
| 4 | In only a few moments the sheets , the bedding , all drenched . |
| 5 | In just a few cases the bonds that lie behind these transactions have survived , which show how his loans were arranged and secured . |
| 6 | In just a few days the centre will be a hive of activity . |
| 7 | To quite a large extent the interests of parasite genes and host genes may coincide . |
| 8 | For quite a long time the prevailing view among economists had been that money does not affect the relative prices of commodities , but that it does determine the overall price level . |
| 9 | Indeed , during almost a thousand years the only important legislation concerning English highways was a statute dating from the reign of Edward I. It required lords of manors to supervise the felling of trees and undergrowth up to 200ft on both sides of any ‘ highway ’ that led from one market town to another . |