Example sentences of "[prep] only a few [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The initiating processes in all these interactions are referred to as biological interface conversion processes and can be easily studied in the eye because contact lenses can be removed and analysed after only a few minutes ' wear . |
| 2 | It is particularly appropriate for young patients with diabetes of only a few years ' duration and without complications . |
| 3 | Lying in bed at night , she would remind herself that in only a few months ' time she would be his , and would have assumed his name and taken on the position of head of his household . |
| 4 | In its first annual report , it pointed to the difficulties in some areas particularly in the south-east and the west midlands where the available land was limited to only a few years ' supply . |
| 5 | Liza had written some weeks ago to say that John had been sent , at only a few hours ' notice , on a course . |
| 6 | Money at call is money which can be withdrawn at only a few hours ' notice . |
| 7 | The job depended upon careful organisation as it had to be come at only a few days ' notice . |