Example sentences of "[vb pp] in a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the beauty that ought to be but rarely is , all the promises of perfection are caught in a few moments of that iridescent light . |
| 2 | More is accomplished in a few weeks through revival than is accomplished in years of ordinary labours . |
| 3 | The portrait was painted in a few hours without Modigliani stopping for a single minute . ’ |
| 4 | For the isolated detached property , situated in a few acres of land , is a cemetery lodge . |
| 5 | speed of execution — 100 years in the life of a watershed can be simulated in a few seconds of computer time , and |
| 6 | What many people need is simple self-catering cheap overnight stays , now satisfied in a few places by Youth Hostels but in need of a much more extensive network . |
| 7 | But , put in a few pages at the end of chapters , they are rather an ‘ add-on ’ . |
| 8 | Doubtless many iron workers put in a few days at a time on different sites ; until quite recently putting out much of the work to contract in small stints on a ‘ labour-only ’ basis was a regular practice in mineral extraction , so leading tax collectors to class earnings as profits rather than wages . |
| 9 | This example is unusual in having the stem deliberately fired a bright coral red , also found within round the tondo-picture ; a rare technique , practised in a few workshops from the time of Exekias . |
| 10 | The greatest songwriting team since Lennon and McCartney are designing the artwork for a Smiths ' compilation to be released in a few months by WEA , who recently purchased the group 's mouth-watering back catalogue . |