Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most intensively automated sections of any library are probably the short loan collections of universities , where books in high demand are separately shelved and issued for varying brief periods of a few days down to a few hours on one day . |
| 2 | We pushed each other around for a few minutes . |
| 3 | And he believes that it is precisely because black footballers know of each other 's natural ability , that they are able to construct the most intricate and seemingly planned movements without any preparation at all : ‘ They 've got the receivers built into their heads and can pick each other up on the same wavelength . ’ |
| 4 | We weighed each other up for a few moments without speaking . |
| 5 | To get into the medieval way of things and because it 's cheap , we all camp down in the same room hence this is not a society for the bashful ( light sleepers are advised ear plugs ) . |
| 6 | Therefore when food is in short supply , a ruminant can last longer than a non-ruminant because it can extract more energy out of the same food . |
| 7 | We 'll be sending one of our own men in in a few minutes . ’ |