Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a few [noun pl] [coord] " 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I was diplomatically ill for a few days and then I returned to my normal work . |
| 6 | United played some classy football against Millwall in the first half … they looked good for a few goals but ended with nothing … |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Beta releases of AIX and OS/2 Mach microkernels are due in a few months and in the second half of the year respectively . |
| 9 | Beta releases of AIX and OS/2 Mach microkernels are due in a few months and in the second half of the year respectively . |
| 10 | Later , when I returned to the old man , I found him alone with a few boys and the American film . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The effect of these inhibitors was evident within a few minutes and lasted for at least one hour . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | They think they can be thin for a few years and get away with it . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ He did make things difficult for a few minutes and I did consider having him fired from the chamber . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | It tastes alright for a few mouthfuls and then it like gets a bit monotonous . |
| 19 | It was alright for a few weeks and then it began to look very anaemic and sorry for itself . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 ’ . |