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

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1 Rather than chase somebody and take away what little respect they have , it 's far better that they go out and maybe get lost for a few minutes and then come back , than have somebody chase them .
2 Just take it easy for a few minutes and save your strength for when the police arrive .
3 I was diplomatically ill for a few days and then I returned to my normal work .
4 Well , keep awake for the few minutes and you might derive a little comfort from knowing what scientists can and ( more important ) can not do .
5 Beta releases of AIX and OS/2 Mach microkernels are due in a few months and in the second half of the year respectively .
6 Beta releases of AIX and OS/2 Mach microkernels are due in a few months and in the second half of the year respectively .
7 Later , when I returned to the old man , I found him alone with a few boys and the American film .
8 Norman also got up and down from another bunker for a 69 and 277 , spending the next 30 minutes waiting , watching and keeping himself loose with a few twists and turns for the play-off that never happened .
9 The effect of these inhibitors was evident within a few minutes and lasted for at least one hour .
10 Before studying the procedures described further on , it will be helpful to be familiar with a few facts and suggestions for making personal " rules of thumb " and simplified tables as aids to mental calculations .
11 They think they can be thin for a few years and get away with it . ’
12 ‘ He did make things difficult for a few minutes and I did consider having him fired from the chamber .
13 In the end , it was much easier than she had thought to push the silver door open by a few inches and to stand listening , trying to see , trying to hear , trying to feel the lingering dark presence .
14 It tastes alright for a few mouthfuls and then it like gets a bit monotonous .
15 It was alright for a few weeks and then it began to look very anaemic and sorry for itself .
16 When they had gone and the noise of the engines had faded away , all would be quiet for a few hours and most people on night duty could relax — but not the Met Office , of course .
17 On March 2nd 1872 , a letter came from the Mayor saying that the Corporation 's building would be ready in a few days and that they would be willing to receive patients under ‘ such arrangements as may be deemed best adapted to check the progress of the epidemic ’ .
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