Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] [Wh adv] [art] " in BNC.

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1 One of two possible methods is to divide off one end of the tank using a clear divider and install the new fish into the smaller section , after a few days when the other occupants of the tank have accepted the newcomer then remove the divider and let all of the fish mix .
2 I am pleased to be able to confirm that the setting up of Council Tax liabilities for individual properties is now complete within the computer software , with the exception of a few properties where the rebate entitlement has still not to be finally resolved .
3 Those who did marry all left the trade , except for a few cases where the husband was a serving soldier abroad during the war .
4 Sarah watched for a few moments when the game began , then went off to look for her Nature treasures .
5 In a few cases where a horn has been removed this can be proved by stating so or by an admission on the part of the defendant .
6 Todays toil to lower the level of the brook takes a bitmore than one man and his dog , but the necessary speed of the work means thispiece of Georgian architecture will be hidden once more in a few days when the brook 's allowed to flow through here again .
7 Rather , indicate in a few words how the rest of your answer would proceed if you had time .
8 Instructions for the folding part of the handle referred to an earlier model with a spindle ; but the wingnut handles were obviously fixed by a bolt , and released by a few turns when the handle needed to be folded for storage .
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