Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] a few [noun pl] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's expected to be off work for a few days but will be recalled for important Commons votes , including the Maastricht Treaty social chapter next Thursday . |
| 2 | They used the mill for silk manufacture for a few years but by 1860 ownership had passed to Samuel Long , who was also running Charfield Mills . |
| 3 | George 's contrib to the upcoming ‘ Red Hot And Dance ’ album is a plonking , KC And The Sunshine Band pastiche with a few hooks but nothing else . |
| 4 | The airport fire service was alongside the wreck within a few minutes but there was little the firemen could do . |
| 5 | I I can give you an accurate price in a few minutes but roughly you 'd pay about five pounds more |
| 6 | Jean or Jeannie Symonds was still working in Skinners in 1913 , left the trade for a few years but was readmitted in 1927 , so it seems safe to assume that she spent much of her working life in the printing trade and did not marry . |
| 7 | I HAVE had sex with a few girls but I do n't think that they found this experience very satisfying . |
| 8 | I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime . |
| 9 | Patients have a sore throat for a few days but no other side effects . |