Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] they [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few years they may find that not enough of their nature is being fulfilled . |
| 2 | However , after a few days they can normally be enticed to eat again , with either freeze-dried or live foods . |
| 3 | Over the course of a few weeks they will probably spend several hours in the bureau familiarising themselves with bureau practice before their formal selection interview . |
| 4 | For a few minutes they would wander along the rails and then , suddenly , as though seized with panic , they would hasten back to the safety of the group they had left . |
| 5 | For a few days they should be given a cool , shaded position ; after that as much light as possible . |
| 6 | Often the reaction to other foods is only temporary — if they are eliminated from the diet for a few months they can be eaten again without difficulty . |
| 7 | The evening was enjoyed by all , with Sony requesting a return match , confident that with a few changes they can win the cup back . |
| 8 | The captain had told her that they were now off Porto , and that within a few days they would be entering the Tagus . |
| 9 | In a few minutes they 'll have a car rush , as 90 cars race through the streets . |
| 10 | The happy landowner can then stand at the window smoking a pipe and wave cheerily at the unwelcome hill-walkers , secure in the knowledge that in a few minutes they will be heading back to the car , steam gently rising from them as they blink in distress from behind grisly face-masks of dung . |
| 11 | In a few days they 'll be back here begging us for food . ’ |
| 12 | It would not profit the children there greatly to learn the culture of those countries when in a few months they would have to go overseas . |