Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun] there [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now there were two and after a few months there were four . |
| 2 | First , just two appear at the front end as distinct blocks of tissue and then , about each hour , another pair are added behind them and a wave of formation proceeds backwards so that at the end of a few days there are 46 somites . |
| 3 | They sat in their saddles , and for a few minutes there was a great peace , as if the world held its breath at the beauty of this Irish evening . |
| 4 | For a few minutes there were heated exchanges between the two ; Melissa could not catch the words , but it appeared that Gebrec was giving instructions which Fernand appeared reluctant to carry out . |
| 5 | For a few moments there was little apparent reaction . |
| 6 | For a few moments there was a general discussion then Tony turned to Sarah . |
| 7 | ‘ After I had been at the Bedford Institution for a few years there were changes for the better . |
| 8 | For a few days there was a swirl of conversation in the camp about the fire and its likely cause , and then the talk slipped . |
| 9 | For a few days there was a period of uncertainty , as Huw waited to see if the Brotherhood were planning another attack upon him — and the Inner Circle of the Guild waited to see if any steps would be taken by the Dockers ' Union , or by the police , in defence of the young man . |
| 10 | For a few seconds there was no sound but the ever present atmospheric rumblings . |
| 11 | The first adult Scout troop formed was the 1st Duke of Grafton 's Own ( Clapham St. Bede 's ) which was formed in 1913 , and within a few years there were also Scouters and Guiders established in London at West Ham , Green Lanes ( St. John of Beverley 's ) , North Clapham and Stoke Newington . |
| 12 | Within a few months there were several dozen mediums offering their services . |
| 13 | However , in a few cases there were serious disputes in families over questions of inheritance , apparently always followed by very cool relationships between the parties , or ceasing contact altogether . |
| 14 | In a few clinics there is an appointments system which at least ensures that the patient is seen when he or she expects to be seen , but there may be delays in getting an appointment . |
| 15 | I er I can only write it from a Jewish perspective , it 's the perspective I stand at , but it seems to me that beyond a few superficialities there is no such thing as Jewish spiritual truth any more than there is Jewish mathematical truth . |
| 16 | The tentacle scale is pointed and spine-like ; l on a few specimens there are two tentacle scales on the first arm segment . |