Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] a few [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 31 | The Ethiopian army , the biggest in sub-Saharan Africa , consists largely of press-ganged young peasants or unemployed urban teenagers who have been drafted to the front after a few weeks ' training . |
| 32 | So get your orders in well in advance for when the putter goes into production in a few months ' time … . |
| 33 | The results come hard on the heels of a forecast by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency , who says he is confident that a series of factors will lead to a ‘ relaunch ’ of nuclear power in a few years ' time . |
| 34 | The result was pale and sickly , stress lines showing how much she would look like her mother in a few years ' time . |
| 35 | There was nothing wrong with enjoying her own interests and social activities — including Martin Ward 's party in a few days ' time . |