Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Supreme Soviet usually met for two sessions of a few days each year . |
| 2 | This is Rupert , a 5 month old Barn Owl who was deserted by his parents at a few days old , but found in time to be saved and hand reared . |
| 3 | Up to a certain size , that is to say the size attained by the rats at a few weeks old , she caught and ate them , and , with a sure instinct for authority , brought in their tails to lay them at the feet of Martha . |
| 4 | Betty and George found their support in the local day centre , Jill from a relative 's support group and Gladys through a care attendant scheme that relieved her responsibilities for a few hours each day . |
| 5 | These range from small increases in weak acute phase proteins such as C3 complement , and a two to fourfold rise in proteins such as α 1 -acid glycoprotein ( serum orosomucoid for the traditionalist ) , fibrinogen , and α 1 -antitrypsin , to spectacular rises in a few proteins such as CRP and amyloid A-associated protein . |
| 6 | Third , there was the severe deterioration of industrial relations in the few years prior to 1914 which brought with it violent strikes and syndicalism . |
| 7 | For common igneous minerals , critical concentrations are very small ( typically 0.002–0.03wt% ) and layers of the order of centimetres to a few metres thick will result . |