Example sentences of "[pron] [art] [noun sg] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , off you go , and I 'll be through to read you a story in a few minutes . ’ |
| 2 | AZT does give you a chance for a few more years . |
| 3 | I can give you an estimate in a few days . " |
| 4 | It 's a full-time job ; in fact I 've just spent my leave there simply to give them a break for a few days . ’ |
| 5 | No I 'm not : first I 'm going to wander round Bristol and try and get myself a job , then I 'm going to persuade the manager to give me an advance of a few pounds so I can get myself something to eat and find somewhere to stay . |
| 6 | At home , where an admiral 's powers were much more restricted , and even the most favoured officers could expect to have to wait for their promotion until the end of the admiral 's period of command , when it was customary to make him the compliment of a few promotions on striking his flag , it was still possible to introduce new entrants to a seagoing life . |
| 7 | Then one time when he was doing some other business with the woman we called Mrs Howard , he sold her the story for a few marks . |
| 8 | I will give her a ring in a few minutes , but suspect I suspect that you and daddy have to have a bath together . |
| 9 | He first embarked on an Open University degree in the technology faculty some ten years ago , but gave it a rest for a few years before starting in earnest in 1986 , in his second year at Wedgwood . |
| 10 | Now we 'll give it a choice of a few other things , |
| 11 | I 'll find it a billet in a few days . ’ |