Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Immerse the section , slab or plaquette in the reagent contained in a suitable dish or tray for a few seconds or until the yellow precipitate forms . |
| 2 | A history teacher is content to cover the history of one country or continent over a few decades . |
| 3 | She 'll be away at a family wedding or funeral for a few days . |
| 4 | According to many local people , the police hold refugees without food or water for a few days , then turn them loose in the desert near the Somali or Ethiopian borders - too far for them to walk back . |
| 5 | If one takes wines such as these together with the inevitably ill-fated attempts to make a red wine from black grapes grown in a climate barely hospitable enough to ripen a grape , let alone colour it , a wealth of curiously coloured , clouded wines must have constituted the norm , despite a half-hidden glint of pink or red in a few instances . |
| 6 | This portable version allows her out of home or hospital for a few hours … but for most of her life she must stay connected to a larger non-stop supply . |
| 7 | Appleton & Lange is part of the business , technical and professional group of Paramount Publishing , more familiar as Simon & Schuster until a few weeks ago , when Paramount Communications announced that it was changing the name of publishing group ( International News , 5th February ) . |
| 8 | ENTERTAINING — whether a formal party or dinner for a few friends — is something which most people enjoy . |
| 9 | The polygenic nature of ageing contains a baleful message for gerontologists ; it is most unlikely that engineering of a few genes or intervention in a handful of physiological pathways will prevent the process from occurring . |
| 10 | A genuinely corinthian sailor who spurns sponsorship , she shoe-horns her racing and preparation into a few weeks ' annual holiday taken from London-based solicitors Farrers and Co . |
| 11 | She will probably welcome your offer of help with such matters as the registration of the death , notifying distant friends , putting an announcement of death in local or national newspapers if she wants this , and dealing with kindly enquiries from neighbours in a tactful way , so that they understand that she may not be feeling like having too many callers at first but will greatly appreciate their help and sympathy in a few days ' ( or weeks , ) time ; and making arrangements for the funeral and any family gathering that is to take place afterwards . |
| 12 | The table was littered with shrimp whiskers , the sponge-cake gobbled up to the last crumb — but all she could do was to sip painfully at a meagre cup of tea and toy with a few shoots of mustard and cress , although she had prepared the extensive meal . |
| 13 | Summarize the consumption figures for coal and petroleum in a few sentences . |
| 14 | One arrived at the bedside of a total stranger , and inside of a few hours that stranger became not merely the most important person in the world , but one 's entire world . |
| 15 | After baking , pierce with a skewer and spoon over a few tablespoons of brandy . |
| 16 | Perhaps cuckoos have only in recent centuries started parasitizing their present hosts , and will in a few centuries be forced to give them up and victimize other species . |
| 17 | Pile this back into the skins , sprinkle with grated cheese and grill for a few minutes . |
| 18 | They may not be the best of friends , but between them they can quite well be left in charge of Harry and Hillmarden for a few days . ’ |
| 19 | The missiles would blast out of their launchers , navigate automatically across Europe , and land within a few metres of targets such as airfields , ports , power stations , dams and locks . |
| 20 | At around this time I began to give private lessons in Latin and mathematics to a few boys who were in their first and second years of school in Parma or who had to take an entrance examination . |
| 21 | It is true that he knew the Prime Ministers of the later 1940s and early 1950s , Attlee and Churchill , personally , and he was not averse to breaking protocol by raising policy matters with them behind the back of their Minister of Fuel and Power on a few occasions . |
| 22 | Add the brandy to the meat juices and heat for a few seconds before igniting . |
| 23 | ‘ The deaths of father and son within a few days of each other raise questions to which I have to find satisfactory answers . |
| 24 | ‘ Oh , we 're supposed to know something about handguns , and fire off a few rounds every so often . |
| 25 | I wanted to spring an automatic rifle from my case and fire off a few shots , making them shriek and cower . |
| 26 | The initial orientation can not be predicted , but reversal after a few seconds ' observation always takes place in the same way . |
| 27 | The yard was bright as day for a few seconds , then night crept back in around the flames . |