Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [prep] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'll be all right for a few hours . |
| 2 | We should be all right for a few moments as it is deeper water ; we can then make for the beach , hopefully avoiding the big dumping surf . ’ |
| 3 | Pat said quickly , " Well , we can go to 45 But surely it is all right for a few minutes here . " |
| 4 | A storm arrives from the west , the snow falling so thickly in a few minutes that I fear I will lose my way . |
| 5 | erm Anybody that 's well-organized , good at clerical operations , preferably can type a little bit even though , if only perhaps with a few fingers , erm would make a perfectly computer operator for a small firm . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ He took a chance coming in here , I was only away for a few minutes . |
| 7 | She made a mental note to check the tariff later with the receptionist — there would be little point in living so comfortably for a few weeks if the bill swallowed most of her wages at the end of it . |
| 8 | so like after a few days I can her saying , oh , I 'm gon na have to go , I 'm gon na have to feed dog and they 're having it put down , they 're having it put down . |
| 9 | ‘ Katherine , you 'll be pleased to know that I 'm only here for a few days . |
| 10 | So this morning the fat little chap in the long white coat who was sorting us out in the Dean 's Office said I 'd better come along here for a few days until they got me organized with another partner . |
| 11 | ‘ We were only there for a few weeks . |
| 12 | The owners of Land 's End are experts at the game and my friend Des Hannigan , who 's been working as a journalist down there for a few years , tells me they spray press releases at the local media with mad abandon . |
| 13 | When it got within spitting distance of Mafouz , who was now standing , arms loosely apart , mouth open , as if hypnotized by the thing 's movements , it did a sharp turn to the left , bounced along horizontally for a few yards , and then snarled up and down to land on the unfortunate boy 's head . |
| 14 | Each of the five judgments rambles over the territory in what can only be called a head-scratching way , making it impossible for the consumer of the judgment to know at the end just what the law is held to be , except negatively , and then only negatively on a few points . |
| 15 | So apart from a few minutes to snatch a bite to eat , he was seldom off the helm . |
| 16 | Then you can simply release your grip and back slowly away over a few paces . |
| 17 | ‘ I had gathered the impression that the Prince had intended to be away only for a few days , ’ said Mahmoud . |
| 18 | It is a good thing to stop coffee anyway from a general health point of view but the benefits of this would only be apparent from a long term change , not just for a few days . |
| 19 | But they hope that then the troubles in Bosnia will be resolved and the youngsters will be able to escape thoughts of war , not just for a few days , but forever . |
| 20 | Where , then , may we look for hopeful areas of peace , ways in which this new overwhelmingly destructive and readily deployable force may be contained , not just for a few years , but in our minuscule timespan , for ever ? |
| 21 | THREE-quarters of the track including half the through lines , the semaphore signals , the last vestiges of freight facilities and the last of the men who used proudly to work for the old railway company have gone , yet the long-distance service is faster , more frequent and above all better used than at any time in railway history , and the number of passengers passing through probably at an all time high . |
| 22 | I can hardly walk into a lawyer 's office , I 'd be arrested again and I do n't intend going back into prison , not even for a few days . ’ |
| 23 | Not even for a few weeks . |
| 24 | Why do n't you take the car and drive off somewhere for a few days ? |
| 25 | Brush more gently for a few days until the gums become healthy again . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Switch it off now for a few minutes . |
| 28 | After that things went more smoothly for a few days , at least until the following Monday . |
| 29 | Try leaving his nappy off again in a few months ' time . |
| 30 | Marcus told everything , reluctantly at first , but more freely after a few minutes . |