Example sentences of "[modal v] be [vb pp] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brown and his team should be given a few days ’ extension to accomplish that . |
| 2 | This takes only a few minutes and should be done every few days . |
| 3 | If she could get to Bart 's before the day staff had begun their routine , she might be allowed a few moments with Amy . |
| 4 | The position of goods may be changed every few weeks . |
| 5 | Her twice-weekly parliamentary Question Times , where she would be thrown a few soft-balls by her own side , enabled her to shine at the dispatch box . |
| 6 | You will be asked a few questions about your state of health and a drop of blood will be taken from your finger to make sure that you are not anaemic . |
| 7 | They can be taken a few hours before sleep is required in the new time zone . |
| 8 | When carrying out any actions which interfere with the scan , then such actions can be interrupted every few seconds to scan the Horizon . |