Example sentences of "[adv] a few [noun pl] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These played for only a few minutes at a time . |
| 2 | Wash the specimens gently in two changes of distilled water ( not tap water , which contains Fe and Ca ) for only a few seconds at a time — the stains are relatively soluble . |
| 3 | There are undoubtedly great advantages to the student if a staff member transmits his ideas and experience to only a few individuals at a time in a tutorial session . |
| 4 | Part of the explanation is that artificial selection changes only a few characteristics at a time , whereas in nature many changes occur simultaneously . |
| 5 | He knew that she had not enjoyed his homecoming or the renewal of a sexual life ; throughout their married life he had been at home for only a few weeks at a time , and she had been free to make her life as she chose . |
| 6 | We even grabbed lunch together a few times at the hospital cafeteria . ’ |
| 7 | Now , for just a few minutes at a time , focus on this image — and stir in desire . |
| 8 | Once he went below , if she turned the boat in that direction , just a few degrees at a time , would he notice ? |
| 9 | After just a few sucks at the bottle , Nicola began to explore my room . |
| 10 | Big undertakings like Sheffield and Worth only required twenty or thirty men each , and of course for just a few weeks at a time . |
| 11 | It ca n't be used , for example , for casting off a few stitches at the armhole . |
| 12 | At first sight the children 's sizes look rather small but they are designed to shape not only the front neck , but also a few centimetres at the back . |
| 13 | So I urge anyone with a garden to visit Sainsbury 's , keep back a few potatoes at the end of the season , before Christmas store them carefully and plant them in the spring . |
| 14 | In Meswick hunters can find lodging in the Mushroom Cap Motel and tip back a few beers at the Mushroom Bar at the end of a long day 's tramp . |
| 15 | You see the Italians when they vote in that referendum , I 've discussed it with quite a few cousins at the time , it was n't they 're exactly |
| 16 | I was driving my car along an unlit street in Bristol , England : all of a sudden the two inner wheels of the car had left the road and I travelled for quite a few yards at an angle of 45 degrees , after which I landed with a large bump . |