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

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31 It tastes alright for a few mouthfuls and then it like gets a bit monotonous .
32 It was alright for a few weeks and then it began to look very anaemic and sorry for itself .
33 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 .
34 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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