Example sentences of "[adv] a few [noun] before [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shiona 's plane touched down at Glasgow airport just a few minutes before midday the following day . |
| 2 | He left just a few days before Christmas in 1984 . |
| 3 | But money and the recession were forgotten as I skied in the brilliant sunshine of Obergurgl just a few days before Christmas . |
| 4 | David started as a Tuner just a few days before Christmas in 1949 . |
| 5 | The case is being heard just a few days before counter action aimed at holding up attempts to sell the house if they are forced to leave . |
| 6 | Sandison could not be sure how much Maidstone had had to drink that day — it was still a few minutes before noon — but he knew that he was sober enough to understand fully what was going on . |