Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] or [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | You may think you have to cut back on the necessities of life for a few days or cancel a treat you had promised yourself and the family . |
2 | Afterwards I have a rest for a few days or go swimming ’ |
3 | At first , the Sisters themselves tried knocking in a few nails or propping up walls with staves . |
4 | You can take these courses either as an undergraduate and build up your degree over a few years or pursue a particular interest by taking these courses on a ‘ one-off ’ basis as an associate student . |
5 | Instead , what we have are literally thousands of measures in educational testing , social surveys , attitude research or statistical analysis , with little or no idea as to how any of them could conceivably be reduced to a few dimensions or compared with agreed-upon standards . |