Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 A new urgency came when the depressed labourers exploded into protest in the autumn of 1830 , part of troubles that swept much of England in a few months .
2 His recall of the Parlement of Paris within a few months of his accession , his failure to support his radically reforming Controller-General Turgot ( 1774–76 ) , showed that he was no more able than his grandfather to withstand the opposition of the privileged groups .
3 The first team squad were then told to get out of Glasgow for a few days , prompting a rush for the airport .
4 I have seen an old lighterman take a loaded barge across the Thames in the Pool of London with a few strokes of his sweep — and a canny use of the tide .
5 ‘ I always pop into the Prince of Wales for a few bevvies when I leave here , so does Fred .
6 ‘ To me , it is just nice to get out of Leeds for a few weeks .
7 ‘ Clive Griffiths , the Welsh coach , may persuade me to play against France in a few weeks ' time but I have made up my mind to call it a day , ’ he said last night .
8 ‘ He 's only been working for Harry for a few weeks .
9 Julie Godwin , pictured above with Sophie at a few months old , was raped and killed with her holiday pal Elizabeth Over as the pair sunbathed on a beach in South Africa .
10 Nancy Ball had only been with Hugo for a few months and it was much longer than that since Harriet had visited him at the office .
11 He had also brought a chess manual , because he had heard that children could play chess brilliantly , but after ski-ing with Sam for a few days he decided that there was no call to be beaten by a five-year-old at two things at once .
12 He went out with Naomi for a few minutes and then it was my turn for a little chat .
13 The England midfielder added : ‘ I 've only been with Leeds for a few days but that 's long enough to know I 've made the right decision coming here . ’
14 Oag has just returned from Tokyo , and will set off for a climbing exhibition in Grenoble in a few days .
15 I 'd have to stay in Holyhead for a few nights .
16 She went into the hall , glad of anything that would take her mind from Dana for a few minutes .
17 A couple of years ago I was staying in Malham for a few days and decided to set out one morning for Attermire by the old pack lane from Settle to Malham .
18 Carruthers was appointed as District Geologist in charge and Dinham was also posted there from Scotland for a few years .
19 Meanwhile the end of the German campaign in Yugoslavia and Greece meant that many of the Luftwaffe units employed there were now being posted elsewhere , some of these stopping off in Sicily for a few days on their way back to Germany and undertaking a few missions over Malta .
20 Johnson was highly ranked but had been based in England for a few months under ten years .
21 I was in Sydney for a few weeks , and had an affair with a broad .
22 Have to be in Paris for a few days .
23 This section first compares prevalence in Wirral with the few studies of rates of opioid use in other parts of the UK , and then turns to an examination of the characteristics of opioid users in different areas .
24 I had been in Styal for a few months and I kept putting in for an open prison , but they kept saying no .
25 ‘ Well , exactly — ’ she hrumphed some more — ‘ I said she was still going to be in Maidstone for a few days though we were thinking of moving her to a private hospital .
26 A few years ago no … came away from Pontypool without a few bruises and a thorough beating by the famous front row … those days have long gone …
27 The kit is going on sale in Britain in a few months for around £14,000 and takes between 500 and 1,000 hours to complete .
28 They 'll work in France for a few weeks at a time staying in hotels .
29 Forward scouts came back to inform that the English might had reached Cheswick , a mere six miles to the south , and its vanguard would be before Berwick in a few hours .
30 Her mother 's not too well — she 's staying on in Hazelbury for a few days , ’ Leith speedily calmed his fears .
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