Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wind group , as we have said , less frequently stands alone , and then only for a few bars at a time . |
| 2 | Central Office tried to keep the local parties alive , for the party truce was only renewed for a few months at a time and parliament was prolonged beyond its five-year term only for a few months at a time too . |
| 3 | But since he can think only of a few things at a time , the routine function of his noble gift of reason must be to correct spontaneous reactions and keep them running in an intelligent direction . |
| 4 | The process can be unpleasant and dangerous if unsupervised , but with medical , nursing and family help most people can ‘ detox ’ surprisingly easily within a few days at home or , if necessary , in hospital , without untoward symptoms . |
| 5 | Initially for a few days at a time , then for weeks , and eventually whole months . |