Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few hours in this the home of Johannes Gutenberg ( he invented the printing press ) , the cruise heads upstream to Speyer for 8.00pm arrival . |
| 2 | After a few minutes of this he grew breathless with anger and rage and flurried his wings so much that he was hardly able to lift them any more he was so tired . |
| 3 | After a few minutes of this silent contemplation the rider raised a curved horn to his lips and blew it three times . |
| 4 | After a few years of that , I found myself becoming the kind of man I always hated . |
| 5 | But after a few years of this , you ca n't really see any attraction in it , except the security , of course . |
| 6 | After a few days of this treatment , Moz began to feel less threatened by his owner , and began to greet her at the gate . |
| 7 | After a few months of this kind of thing , it was a wonder we did n't automatically walk out of our homes every hour , on the hour , when we were on leave , to look at the weather . |
| 8 | After a few weeks of this , I can guarantee you 'll be feeling quite a different person , and unable to wait to get out for your Sainsbury 's session , or your Waitrose-lifting ! |
| 9 | As part of the process of writing from the very beginning , and writing in small steps , from the first day you should write down , and keep available , notes consisting of a few sentences on each of the following : ( a ) the essay 's hypothesis ( the claim it is interested in exploring ) ; ( b ) the evidence or data you are going to use ( the facts , quotes , parallel cases from other texts , etc. , that you are in the process of collecting ) ; ( c ) brief statements of your ideas so far ; ( d ) in the case of a longer dissertation , the preliminary results of a " literature search " ( a survey of bibliographies to find things to read ) . |
| 10 | The son of Caerleon is a progressive type , apparently certain to come of a few pounds for that introduction , and should be good enough to take the Queen 's Own Yorkshire Dragoons Stakes . |
| 11 | Clearly there are other choices for the parameters , but for all realistic values the critical concentrations will be small , and the length scale of the individual layers will be a small fraction of the chamber depth in the range of a few centimetres to several metres . |
| 12 | Seismic data were returned to Earth over a period of a few years from these five stations , though they were reduced to four when the Apollo 11 station stopped working . |
| 13 | There was never a more astonishing Revolution accomplished in the internal system of any country than there has been within the compass of a few years in that of England … |
| 14 | His visit lasted for a few hours at most — taking into account the time spent asleep — and the only really detailed description he gave was of the accommodation in which he slept in General Gowon 's home . |
| 15 | Only got in for a few minutes as half the church was there . |
| 16 | But now I 've been drug-free for over a year erm but I 'd been trying for a few year before that and had nay managed to succeed . |
| 17 | Do you consider that the inspector is right to assess emoluments on the director , and if so is it correct to charge emoluments for the whole year when the director only uses the property for a few weekends in each year ? |
| 18 | Dwell for a few moments on these words of Paul , and when you have a moment of quiet use the prayer that follows , either in your own words or as it stands , as a way of bringing to God your thoughts and feelings both on what you have discovered through these pages , and any particular concerns you may have at this present moment . |
| 19 | I just stood and stared for a few moments amid all the activity that was going on around the wounded Lovat . |
| 20 | We stand for a few moments in each other 's arms , and I ask what we should do this evening . |
| 21 | Add chicken portions and cook over a high heat for a few mins on each side until brown . |
| 22 | I came to know and admire Beethoven 's ‘ Pastoral ’ symphony for the scenes depicted ; I enjoyed Saint Saens ' ’ Carnival of the Animals ’ , Prokofieff 's ‘ Peter and the Wolf ’ , and Benjamin Britten 's ‘ Guide to the Orchestra ’ as well as ‘ Ein Heldenleben ’ ( A Hero 's Life ) by Richard Strauss , the symphonies of Brahms , Haydn and Tschaikowsky , and especially , for a few years at any rate , the latter 's ‘ 1812 Overture ’ . |
| 23 | Unfortunately the cup was only awarded for a few years before that too disappeared . |
| 24 | But I was n't into heroin on a full scale for a few years after that . |
| 25 | You will not be in a condition to care about shaving , for example , for a few days in all probability anyway . |
| 26 | It rained for a few days after that shake of early March . |
| 27 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 28 | you know , for a few days like that , I mean th it , it , I al almost shudder at the thought because there 's so much else I would , you know , prefer to do with five hundred pounds . |
| 29 | Except for a few people in each country who tried to keep protest alive , everyone else shares responsibility . |
| 30 | Now I was talking to your Doctor who was wondering whether we might want to go out for a few beers at some point |