Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | So , after luxuriating in its hair shirt for a few days , the City would have sold sterling anyway . |
2 | Fired by the skills of Steve Davis , I 'll go along to one of the local snooker halls for a few frames . |
3 | Kansas City have been the nearly-men of the American Football Conference for a few seasons . |
4 | Kansas City have been the nearly-men of the American Football Conference for a few seasons . |
5 | I certainly wo n't be going in the practice room for a few days . ’ |
6 | This is the cheaper option , but it may leave you stuck with single glazing and a recurrence of your existing maintenance problems in a few years time . |
7 | Failing that , should we put the grand EC official who is in charge of such policies — Mr. Legras — in a veal crate for a few weeks and see whether he changes his mind after that ? |
8 | Although H pylori infection was associated with decreased acid secretion rates in the few subjects studied , serum gastrin concentrations surprsingly did not differ between H pylori positive and H pylori negative sugjects . |
9 | What makes them wait in seedy side rooms for a few moments of dangerous pleasure ? |
10 | Just listen to a copper sit there and talk rubbish for a few minutes . |
11 | Lij Yasu was arrested four days later near the Sandfords ' farm ; he had been wandering in the Muger valley with a few retainers , hungry and terrified . |
12 | As with the merger in 1977 between the then Institute of Bankers and the Savings Banks Institute , the latest partnership will in a few years ' time look entirely natural . |
13 | Outside the script departments of a few studios , too many producers have taken lazy routes to their scripts . |
14 | and if you can see our practice nurse in a few weeks |
15 | Cook the roux paste for a few seconds , then gradually add the milk . |
16 | Others , who of course never used a bank , would pawn a five pound note for a few shillings , with instructions ‘ do n't break the note ’ so they could redeem it still in one piece . |
17 | Yet a friend with a 14.1hh Welsh Cob says his costs average out at £12 a week ; admittedly she has her own land and he lives out most of the time , but he really earns his living — last year they did everything from Riding Club events to a few days hunting . |
18 | ‘ As a player , it 's certainly more gruelling doing my own material than Michael 's , because his is mainly rhythm parts with a few solos . |
19 | He expects to sign a facilities management contract within a few weeks that is ‘ bigger ’ than the $53m seven-year contract it signed with Mory-TNTE in December . |
20 | The 80R is essentially a twin channel , 80 watt amplifier with a few departures from the norm that are all its own . |
21 | A quick spin of his ‘ Sweet Freedom — The Best Of ’ compilation album of a few years back is proof enough that he has had many hits in his home patch without making similar in-roads here . |
22 | According to Ms Fearnley , the concentration of listed audit clients among a few firms could present difficulties . |
23 | After penetration of the intestinal mucosa L3 travel via the portal system , and reach the liver parenchyma within a few days . |
24 | Age Concern expressed reservations in its response to the Griffiths Review of Community Care that contracts for certain services might prove unprofitable to private sector providers after a few years , by which time District Health Authorities would have divested themselves of the resources to provide similar services . |
25 | ‘ I 'll give you some cortisone cream and I want you to wear cotton gloves for a few days , then come back and see me . |
26 | Yes , we 've got Maidenhead to come down here , a home game in a few weeks time , so obviously that will be quite an interesting game . |
27 | When a tape is put in the VCR , it automatically switches to record a test signal for a few seconds , then rewinds , replays and tweaks the recording parameters to optimize picture quality . |
28 | Now it merits but a few column inches in a few papers . |
29 | ( Day Use Only ) Have you thought about hiring a Promenade Chalet for a few days . |
30 | The boys could see that in reception classes , as in the all-in village school of a few generations ago , only one teacher taught all subjects to children between twelve and sixteen . |