Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] in a [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the most purely agricultural villages had a handful of craftsmen and in a few parishes , notably Spratton , Moulton and Hardingstone , between 40 and 60 per cent of those liable for duty were employed in non-agricultural pursuits for the major part of their time . |
| 2 | In short the pictures in an art museum have been closely monitored , often through decades and in a few cases for centuries , so full descriptions that appear in the catalogues have a thorough-paced authority . |
| 3 | It would not profit the children there greatly to learn the culture of those countries when in a few months they would have to go overseas . |
| 4 | Amid protest marches and demonstrations , over a period of weeks some two dozen lorries carrying live animal imports were held up on French roads and in a few cases the animals were slaughtered or burned alive . |
| 5 | A lovely path goes up alongside amongst trees and in a few minutes leads to the open corrie and an impressive mountain scene : directly ahead is Beinn Dearg , the high mass on the left is Beinn Alligin and on the right is the last satellite of the Liathach range . |
| 6 | In the villages without supplies water for all domestic purposes is fetched from springs , from wells and in a few cases from streams . |
| 7 | Heights do not usually exceed 12 metres but in a few instances heights of more than 20 metres have been involved . |
| 8 | It 's time we had ministers who will listen to Social Services and in a few months time we shall have them , a Labour Government . |