Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a few [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he was reassured by the fact that the Dhah had promised that they were leaving only for a few weeks vacation . |
| 2 | It was n't until we told him , that he exclaimed ‘ Oh yes , I remember the Institute Netball Team first time round in the 70's — Oh yes , a right tough lot ! ’ — Marion , we 'll get together for a few team tactics eh ? |
| 3 | Some people do n't mind answering machines , I must say , I 'm beginning to get used to them now , I think the problem is that it sort of wrong-foots you , so you get an answering machine , and think ‘ Oh my God ’ , and you know that in about a few seconds time , when you hear that bleep , you 've got to give a concise message which will be intelligible to the person when they replay it , so instead of coming out with sort of babble , you 're forced into thinking what the essence of the message is that you want to leave . |
| 4 | Give me a six foot tank and I 'm more likely to put a shoal of small 25mm Tetras into it , along with a few Dwarf Cichlids and Corydoras , than use it for one or two larger fish . |
| 5 | I had er put a promotion together with a few travel agents in Scotland where I gave out holiday spending money . |
| 6 | At the Apollo 17 site an experiment was carried out by the astronauts which gave the seismic wave speeds down to a few kilometres depth in the vicinity of the site . |
| 7 | The august meeting of the Herts and District Metal Detection Society , while not up to its usual high attendance , owing to many people managing to get away for a few weeks holiday , still managed to attract forty-five members . |
| 8 | I did this but it 's not for a few weeks time for my presentation on Freud , or |
| 9 | The travellers say they 'll move on , but not for a few days.Ken Goodwin reports . |
| 10 | Aside from a few event movies , most people see their films on television now . |
| 11 | If it appears slowly with a few days warning of something being not quite right and the patient gradually sinks into the illness , then the cause is likely to lie several days or even a week earlier . |
| 12 | ‘ So you can tap her up for a few quid petrol money , eh ? |
| 13 | Temporarily for a few years trains could use that Thameslink line . |
| 14 | Now might be the time to follow it up with a few troop directions in fluent French . |
| 15 | well we ca n't go into the reasons for that but I said let's respect the reasons I said if that 's how you feel I said , you 're a man you you must make your own decisions I said probably in a few months time you 'll come |
| 16 | Did one yesterday for a man who was due to be executed today , erm , I do n't know whether he was or not , but he probably in a few days time . |
| 17 | The rock is a unique form of conglomerate , so warming up on a few practice routes was needed to get a feel for it . |
| 18 | I had to eventually sort it out after a few sorta threats off the bank . |
| 19 | Press each pleat to the heading behind with a few hand stitches and also at the base of the stiffening , to hold in position ( fig. 44 ) . |
| 20 | He 'll be out in a few years time . |
| 21 | So all them hassles what you 're gon na get in the future when they they 're gon na fall out in a few years time . |
| 22 | wait a bit , and they said so , they looked at it and said we 'd have to take it back in a few days time for them to do , they could n't do it there and then . |
| 23 | Anyone fancy helping me out on a few voodoo dolls dressed in a famous black with blue/orange trim kit ? : - ) |
| 24 | Budgetary concerns and the drive for self-sufficiency ( UX No 374 ) , are forcing OSF to retract back to a few core technologies like DCE , DME and Motif , and to hold off on any further technology requests . |
| 25 | It was a little short , but she managed quite well after a few practice steps . |
| 26 | In the long run I think it will be a loss to the Government , for the very simple reason we have got to meet this competition and if we do n't in a few years time the housewife possibly will be paying a lot more money for the produce . |
| 27 | She said : ‘ We talked about marriage and Kirk said he did n't want to get married , maybe in a few years time . |
| 28 | And maybe in a few years people will look back and see the things that we tried to do , and hopefully respect them . ’ |
| 29 | And then in a few minutes Dennis is going to join with me in explaining to you how we are going to make the quality planning procedure work for you . |
| 30 | ‘ Witty , satirical , sketch-like poems on society which also hit hard at a few home truths … |