Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [vb infin] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But David Townsend , director of Croydon SSD , has complained to Herbert Laming , SSI chief inspector , that inspectors should wait a few months for the reforms to bed down . |
| 2 | But in Darlington there is a paucity of green space within the town centre where cooped-up employees can go to bask in the sun , or where shoppers can rest a few minutes . |
| 3 | And at the moment no one is prepared to give evidence against the driver of the truck … but police hope an increased reward of forty thousand pounds may change a few minds . |
| 4 | Large volumes of small files may take a few seconds to be processed by the HC VERIFIER . |
| 5 | Their flights may take a few hours or many days . |
| 6 | Most sailing clubs will have a few catamarans clustered together in one end of the dinghy park , but if you are keen to race one it is best to choose a club that has plenty of water space and specialises in a large multihull fleet . |
| 7 | Peas will take a few minutes longer than beans to soften . |
| 8 | And the Oxford Cheetahs can ruffle a few feathers when they meet the Exeter Falcons tonight . |
| 9 | At a future review conference — such conferences will occur every few years in the Community — it might be desirable to go even further and press for a clause in the Community body of law that makes it crystal clear that all powers that are not specifically allocated to the Community should remain as of right with the member states , as is the case in the American constitution . |