Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few seconds silence a jingle cut in and a record was played before replacement DJ Brian Moore took over . |
| 2 | Later on you can turn the small pit into a muddy puddle for the odd water lily , and contemplate , while scratching mosquito bites , whether the building of a few sandcastles justified a hole in the patio or the loss of a dream border to that safe , but monotonous , area of lawn . |
| 3 | ‘ The pretense that the constant repetition of a few words constitutes a story becomes an insult to the child 's intelligence ’ ( ibid , p.221 ) . |
| 4 | In a complex web of mystifying deals , Hibs were held together by a financial structure which in the space of a few years involved a local bookmaker , an English based company with extensive leisure interests in the west country and a company registered in Panama called Charcoal Holdings . |
| 5 | In July 1980 , AMES staged its first public demonstration , when the El Calvario church was occupied for a few hours to demand a reduction in the price of basic food stuffs . |
| 6 | I suppose it came into my room for a few minutes to see a book I 'd been telling him about , then he left and I hit the sack . |
| 7 | He left for a few years to manage a national school , independent of the British system , but returned to read law . |
| 8 | In the 1970s , Ecuador enjoyed an oil boom , which for a few years gave a boost to the economy as a whole , though the gains were felt mostly in the urban sector . |
| 9 | A British experiment in the first years of the twentieth century with commercial secretaries , diplomats detailed for a few years to make a special study of the trade of the area in which they were stationed , had little effect . |
| 10 | The second is a slick operator , who studies his victim 's habits for a few days to establish a safe crime time . |
| 11 | Harry Williams ' home-bred flyer has attracted tremendous ante-post support at odds of 100–1 and now the bookmakers have dramatically cut the price to 50–1 , with a few layers offering a more generous 66–1 . |
| 12 | It turned out that she lived in some place called Romford and as she was due to take me back there the day after the funeral I had only been left with a few hours to make a decision . |
| 13 | Such a register carefully maintained in a builder 's organisation will within a few years provide a detailed and comprehensive list of the majority of the subcontract labour available in an area , with consequent improvement in efficiency in locating a suitable work-force . |
| 14 | So apart from a few minutes to snatch a bite to eat , he was seldom off the helm . |
| 15 | I was initially concerned about weatherproofing , as tongue and groove timber has no overlap ( unlike shiplap or featheredge ) , and being secondhand had a good few nail holes , but apart from a few boards showing a bit of damp , it has proved satisfactory . |
| 16 | In a few governments have a prominent role . |