Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] a few [noun pl] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there is no luck after a few days or the child is showing antagonism to the potty then the parent should leave the training for a few more weeks . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It 's just a case of it 's just a case of a few individuals or people with rank who think they 've go so much power they 're gon na press people |
| 4 | They may also know of people seeking work for a few hours or days per week , perhaps to help out with the garden , or heavier household tasks , or shopping . |
| 5 | You can take these courses either as an undergraduate and build up your degree over a few years or pursue a particular interest by taking these courses on a ‘ one-off ’ basis as an associate student . |
| 6 | So , too , are the increasing number of so-called closing down sales which often take place for a few days or weeks at the end of a shop lease . |
| 7 | In sophisticated market planning , a certain type of work can be selected at so early a stage , on the basis of a few examples or of some calculated or projected demand , that production , from that stage , no longer originates with the primary producer but is commissioned from him . |
| 8 | Afterwards I have a rest for a few days or go swimming ’ |
| 9 | There was also the occasional case of petty theft , street fighting or traffic offences which often ended up with a plea of Guilty and a fine of a few dollars or a short period in goal . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | You may think you have to cut back on the necessities of life for a few days or cancel a treat you had promised yourself and the family . |
| 12 | These eruptions give rise to rocks known as ignimbrites , and they are so powerful that tens of cubic kilometres of ignimbrite can be erupted in nuee ardente-like incandescent clouds in the space of a few hours or days . |
| 13 | fix it firmly at the vase with a few stitches or a spot of glue and pull it round the ‘ neck ’ by winding a thread round it ( you 'll have a few small folds here ) . |
| 14 | Many widows like to stay in the home of a family member for a few days or weeks afterwards , but if she is going to return to her own home at some time , this should not be delayed for too long . |
| 15 | There are some reprieved murderers whom it is right to release on licence after very short periods of imprisonment ( for example , a mother who kills an imbecile child from merciful motives ) , and it would be undesirable in such cases for a court publicly to pass a sentence of imprisonment for a few months or for a year or two , and thereby to create the impression that the taking of human life may in certain circumstances be no graver a crime than theft . |
| 16 | Better to hold on to power for a few days or hours longer . |