Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | A new urgency came when the depressed labourers exploded into protest in the autumn of 1830 , part of troubles that swept much of England in a few months . |
2 | His recall of the Parlement of Paris within a few months of his accession , his failure to support his radically reforming Controller-General Turgot ( 1774–76 ) , showed that he was no more able than his grandfather to withstand the opposition of the privileged groups . |
3 | The first team squad were then told to get out of Glasgow for a few days , prompting a rush for the airport . |
4 | I have seen an old lighterman take a loaded barge across the Thames in the Pool of London with a few strokes of his sweep — and a canny use of the tide . |
5 | ‘ I always pop into the Prince of Wales for a few bevvies when I leave here , so does Fred . |
6 | ‘ To me , it is just nice to get out of Leeds for a few weeks . |
7 | ‘ Clive Griffiths , the Welsh coach , may persuade me to play against France in a few weeks ' time but I have made up my mind to call it a day , ’ he said last night . |
8 | ‘ He 's only been working for Harry for a few weeks . |
9 | Julie Godwin , pictured above with Sophie at a few months old , was raped and killed with her holiday pal Elizabeth Over as the pair sunbathed on a beach in South Africa . |
10 | Nancy Ball had only been with Hugo for a few months and it was much longer than that since Harriet had visited him at the office . |
11 | He had also brought a chess manual , because he had heard that children could play chess brilliantly , but after ski-ing with Sam for a few days he decided that there was no call to be beaten by a five-year-old at two things at once . |
12 | He went out with Naomi for a few minutes and then it was my turn for a little chat . |
13 | The England midfielder added : ‘ I 've only been with Leeds for a few days but that 's long enough to know I 've made the right decision coming here . ’ |
14 | Oag has just returned from Tokyo , and will set off for a climbing exhibition in Grenoble in a few days . |
15 | I 'd have to stay in Holyhead for a few nights . |
16 | She went into the hall , glad of anything that would take her mind from Dana for a few minutes . |
17 | A couple of years ago I was staying in Malham for a few days and decided to set out one morning for Attermire by the old pack lane from Settle to Malham . |
18 | Carruthers was appointed as District Geologist in charge and Dinham was also posted there from Scotland for a few years . |
19 | Meanwhile the end of the German campaign in Yugoslavia and Greece meant that many of the Luftwaffe units employed there were now being posted elsewhere , some of these stopping off in Sicily for a few days on their way back to Germany and undertaking a few missions over Malta . |
20 | Johnson was highly ranked but had been based in England for a few months under ten years . |
21 | I was in Sydney for a few weeks , and had an affair with a broad . |
22 | Have to be in Paris for a few days . |
23 | I had been in Styal for a few months and I kept putting in for an open prison , but they kept saying no . |
24 | ‘ Well , exactly — ’ she hrumphed some more — ‘ I said she was still going to be in Maidstone for a few days though we were thinking of moving her to a private hospital . |
25 | A few years ago no … came away from Pontypool without a few bruises and a thorough beating by the famous front row … those days have long gone … |
26 | The kit is going on sale in Britain in a few months for around £14,000 and takes between 500 and 1,000 hours to complete . |
27 | They 'll work in France for a few weeks at a time staying in hotels . |
28 | Forward scouts came back to inform that the English might had reached Cheswick , a mere six miles to the south , and its vanguard would be before Berwick in a few hours . |
29 | Her mother 's not too well — she 's staying on in Hazelbury for a few days , ’ Leith speedily calmed his fears . |
30 | could you put me in touch ? ’ 'Sorry he 'll be back from America in a few days ' bingo . |