Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few years in atomic energy research he then discovered his vocation as teacher and enthusiast as a lecturer in chemistry at Birkenhead Technical College , where he also voluntarily taught about theatre , literature and music in a humanities section . |
| 2 | I remember when after a few months in uniform duty , walking the beat , I was on West End Road , next to the Olympic Theatre , where there had been a building site and there was Collins World Fair there . |
| 3 | After a few months in fresh water , they begin to eat again and grow . |
| 4 | In the space of a few months in late 1925 , Nizan joined and left the French fascist movement , Le Faisceau , led by Georges Valois , and in an equally short space of time in early 1926 , he joined the French communist party for the first time and subsequently left . |
| 5 | Conversely , then , a new variety can be formed if this conservative action of crossing is circumvented by reproductive isolation of a few individuals in new conditions , whether that isolation arises with or without geographical segregation . |
| 6 | Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said . |
| 7 | They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another . |
| 8 | He was my foursomes partner for a few years in international golf and there is no better way to assess another 's playing ability . |
| 9 | What is the best way to protect my plumbing system while I am away for a few days in cold weather ? |
| 10 | The principal beneficiaries were those who moved to the new houses built in the postwar housing drives , which ( with a few exceptions in remote rural areas ) all had electricity as a basic service . |
| 11 | Shetland has no biting insects apart from a few midges in late summer , and I had n't realised just how much of a problem these Arctic mosquitoes could be . |
| 12 | The estates varied in size from a few units in piecemeal developments to 30 or 40 plots on well serviced , carefully planned schemes . |
| 13 | Only in a few countries in Northern Europe , ours among them , is an incorrupt public service normal . |
| 14 | Visit the area several times and you will find yourself being attracted to a few sites in particular : these are the places where you can meet the earth spirit . |
| 15 | Purley depôt was put into use as a store for war damaged cars , plus a few cars in running order , which had not yet received windscreens to the driver 's platforms . |