Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a few [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decimetre-scale interbedding between LDO and nannofossil ooze represents timescales from hundreds to a few thousand years . |
| 2 | The ground became firm for a few hundred yards and I ran , my eyes taking in every dot on the horizon , looking for that familiar yellow speck , but I missed seeing a sandy hollow right under my nose . |
| 3 | Thirteen thousand minds , memories , loves , sensations , worlds , universes — because the human mind is more a universe than the universe itself- and all for a few hundred yards of useless mud . |
| 4 | Soon an object reaches meteorite size , and then finishes up as a planet-sized object , all within a few thousand years . |
| 5 | After a simple pre-take off litany ( minus the F for flaps ) which should be familiar to any Cessna 150 pilot , the Aircoupe accelerated down Halfpenny Green 's Runway 34 in a formation take-off , becoming airborne in a few hundred feet before I had to throttle back to keep in station with the hard-climbing 172 camera ship . |