Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Within a few days each hole is teeming with worms , with a large proportion being on the pebble . |
| 32 | The government however continued with just one vice-president and within a few months this post was held by Daniel Arap Moi , a non-Kikuyu who , despite being a member of the Legislative Council , had not been prominent in nationalist politics . |
| 33 | In a few cases home-based treatment using the same approach may be helpful , although large-scale use of domiciliary treatment does not appear to be justified . |
| 34 | Immunostaining for each enzyme was present in the cytoplasm of tumour cells ( Fig 3 and 4 ) , although in a few cases nuclear staining was also seen for the glutathione S-transferases . |
| 35 | But in a few cases careful evidence must be gathered to show whether the attachment falls within Cox v Harrison at ( B ) 7 above . |
| 36 | In a few areas great progress is being made . |
| 37 | In a few areas local government agencies took some steps to tackle this problem , but real progress did not come until central government gave local authorities powers to act effectively , and also required them to take such action . |
| 38 | In a few species such recognition may be inborn , but in the majority it has to be learned by experience . |
| 39 | In a few moments lonely Tess was asleep , in the bedroom once used by the young wives of her ancestors . |
| 40 | In a few boatyards sea-going craft were being built or repaired . |
| 41 | For those bogwarts who 're still stuck , I 've thrown in a few tips this month . |
| 42 | It 's been going on a few days this game . |
| 43 | ‘ It 's serious ! ’ said Robert , ‘ and Rafiq and his boys wo n't stop at a few groans this time . |
| 44 | Our takings went up by a few shillings each week and pretty soon we had to expand and move the kitchens upstairs , where Malc 's Mom made our famous home-made pies ' . |