Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few minutes more the conversation was beginning to flag . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Those who did marry all left the trade , except for a few cases where the husband was a serving soldier abroad during the war . |
| 5 | Sarah watched for a few moments when the game began , then went off to look for her Nature treasures . |
| 6 | For a few moments more the warlock held his/her shape and Jaq almost despaired . |
| 7 | The talking went on for a few moments then the sudden , all too familiar , sound of a mortar bomb leaving the barrel . |
| 8 | Although the station was non-operational for a few years following the disaster it was fully operational again by April 1979 and since 1985 has had a modern Tyne class lifeboat on station to cover the wide stretch of north-east facing coast around the port . |
| 9 | If you can occupy a unit of Elf archers for a few turns then the exchange can sometimes be worth it . |
| 10 | ( The Soviet stance vis-à-vis Iraq had hardened noticeably during November with disillusionment over the expectation that 1,000 Soviet nationals would be allowed out within a few weeks following the Oct. 28-9 visit of Yevgeny Primakov [ see p. 37758 ] . |
| 11 | But as with Gibson 's non-reverse Thunderbirds — and remember , until a few years ago the same could be said for Fender Jaguars and Jazzmasters — they are just not currently de rigueur . |
| 12 | Until a few years ago the parish had the right to nominate one person to the Aims Houses at Cobham , also known as Cobham College . |
| 13 | At the moment we are also paying for a specialist company to provide address labels in postcode order ( to quality for Presstream ) because until a few weeks ago the National Office computer could not do this task . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Rather , indicate in a few words how the rest of your answer would proceed if you had time . |
| 16 | Speaking at an Amnesty International meeting in Blackpool , Mr Waldegrave said that up to a few years ago the Soviet Union 's record was appalling and its policy unyielding . |
| 17 | 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 . |