Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , as you know , you must be very , very careful with the few years that remain to you . ’ |
| 2 | Quite apart from the blunder there was one moment near the end of the game when he was walking around on the stage of Sadler 's Wells , unaware for a few minutes that it was his move . |
| 3 | Most continue ripening in store until ready for the table , but a few varieties must be brought into the warm for a few days before they are ready to eat . |
| 4 | They were usually listless for a few days before they collapsed , breathing with evident difficulty and , in a few cases , discharging a white frothy liquid from their nostrils . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Just take it easy for a few minutes and save your strength for when the police arrive . |
| 7 | The horizon was a dark terracotta colour , the top of the dying sun just visible for a few seconds before it dropped out of sight and the sky doused the remaining light like a heavy black blanket . |
| 8 | Although change in weight is very noticeable after a few months or a year , it simply is not detectable by just looking at physical shape on a daily basis . |
| 9 | The glaze will stay shiny for a few days but after a week will begin to lose its gloss , so do n't decorate the cake too early . |
| 10 | I was diplomatically ill for a few days and then I returned to my normal work . |
| 11 | I 'm going on a fast for a few days because everything you eat 's bad for you . ’ |
| 12 | United played some classy football against Millwall in the first half … they looked good for a few goals but ended with nothing … |
| 13 | She had never mentioned that she possessed musical ability , so the crew listened spellbound for a few minutes as she played the carol ‘ Silent Night , Holy Night ’ , as though she had been rehearsing for a month . |
| 14 | It is very useful for a few enquiries but can not handle a large number , as a series of storage device movements is involved in each search . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ We 'll know the number for sure in a few months as we get closer to completion ’ , he says . |
| 17 | Beta releases of AIX and OS/2 Mach microkernels are due in a few months and in the second half of the year respectively . |
| 18 | Beta releases of AIX and OS/2 Mach microkernels are due in a few months and in the second half of the year respectively . |
| 19 | I ad-libbed for a few minutes while the re-take was set up and they warmed to me , which boosted my confidence and gave me the edge . |
| 20 | Helen still looked doubtful , then she said tactfully , ‘ Sophie , I think we should leave Ian and Joanna alone for the few minutes that remain , do n't you ? ’ |
| 21 | Later , when I returned to the old man , I found him alone with a few boys and the American film . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The effect of these inhibitors was evident within a few minutes and lasted for at least one hour . |
| 24 | The improvement in arthritis , gout , blood pressure , diabetes , or blood cholesterol level may be dramatic , and evident within a few weeks or months of a dietary programme . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | They think they can be thin for a few years and get away with it . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ He did make things difficult for a few minutes and I did consider having him fired from the chamber . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Nigel felt they were close for a few moments before the customary iciness set in . |
| 30 | They fell silent for a few moments as they drank their tea . |