Example sentences of "[noun sg] a few [noun pl] before [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jasper had been in a road accident a few months before the diagnosis . |
| 2 | These comments , coming from the NRA 's senior scientist a few days before the Government 's Green Bill is due to be published , add more problems to the rough passage already faced by the legislation . |
| 3 | Norway and Sweden announced on Aug. 6 that they would not contribute to an appeal for assistance to relieve the effects of the drought , in protest at the purchase a few days before the launch of the appeal of a US$29,000,000 presidential aircraft . |
| 4 | At a parade a few years before the war , when the Crown Prince was a major rising thirty , the Kaiser had shown him up before all his men by calling out to the Brigadier , ‘ teach the boy how to ride ! ’ , and now their relationship was as distant and difficult as ever . |
| 5 | Nutty received the guff about the competition a few days before the date . |
| 6 | I saw him in hospital a few days before the end . |
| 7 | If possible , introduce the female a few hours before the male , so she can explore and settle in in peace and quiet . |
| 8 | Darlington Tory MP and Schools Minister Michael Fallon , said : ‘ It is ironic Durham County Council can find the money for a new nursery a few weeks before the general election . |
| 9 | As Lorenz wrote , ‘ one of them may be inclined to go on to mouth-pulling a few seconds before the other one . |
| 10 | Dr Pirnia came to the palace a few days before the departure to say goodbye to the Queen . |
| 11 | Because you were also a contemporary of a student named Everett who fell to his death from a window in the next quad a few weeks before the car crash . |