Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sensed my curiosity about how much the twins were worth , and for a few seconds reticence and candour fought across his face , but then he shrugged . |
| 2 | With a few exceptions labourers and servants in Rutland were men whose assessments were below £2 , which in turn were virtually identical with subsidy assessments based on wages . |
| 3 | And that 's Nick Harris talking to Ken Vasey up at the Manor ground and we hope to return to the Manor in a few moments time and see who else Nick has got to talk to us . |
| 4 | There was a tumult at the gates , and in a few moments Dunan and the Hearthwares joined them . |
| 5 | In a few days time that extra edge of fitness could keep them alive |
| 6 | Hugh , himself I think he is completing his work and there , in , in a few months time and I know there have attempts made to find someone to replace him . |
| 7 | It was nothing like the transformation she would undergo in a few years time but it signalled the slow resurrection of her inner spirit . |
| 8 | That contrasts with what some policies will lead to in a few years time if we are going to have complete closure of some long stay hospitalS . |