Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would rather continue earning this money for a few years with the hope of becoming financially independent , thus broadening their options and opportunities . |
| 2 | I will not insult you by asking you to be my servant , Burkett , but nevertheless I could use a good man to drive this coach down to Grasmere , get me some fishing over a few days , be prepared to go the odd errand — about a week in all I would guess . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll bring you some tea in a few minutes , ’ he said . |
| 4 | ( 9 ) To authorise an applicant for an emergency protection order to search for another child on the same premises ( s48(4) ) . |
| 5 | Such a person should , I think , be prepared to act in this capacity for a few years to ensure continuity . |
| 6 | The chemistry of this process with a few modifications , will probably form the basis of future gasification plants . |
| 7 | Look , I 'm going to be snarled up in another meeting in a few minutes . |
| 8 | Later we can have a chat about this business over a few drinks . ’ |
| 9 | The loyal workers were gobsmacked to find two months later their ex-boss had bought all his ex-machinery at the receivers ' auction for next to nothing and started up in business again under another name in the same premises . |
| 10 | She could contain her dislike for this character for a few days , could n't she ? |
| 11 | I rose this morning after a few days of calm without mystical experience and I walked through a steep valley in a golden light of dawn that was like a rich but transparent garment covering all things . |
| 12 | ‘ An Army lorry is due along this road in a few minutes . |
| 13 | Another inscription from the same civitas , found at the capital of Metz , refers to … nius Numidius magister pagi Io … and demonstrates that pagi could also have their own officials . |
| 14 | The PAT dogs article by Alan Combes ( Dogs Today , February ) had caused some concern for a few owners . |
| 15 | But we hope that these impressions will at least bring some encouragement to the many friends we made who are working there , and that they may perhaps even help them by opening their eyes to some new possibilities based on experience elsewhere . |
| 16 | West Mercia police are checking for possible links between the Telford incident and another close by a few weeks ago when a horse was slashed . |
| 17 | Instead they were shunted to another bank for a few days . |
| 18 | I 'll get you some food in a few minutes , but first let's have your shoe and stocking off . ’ |
| 19 | Hold your hands in this position for a few moments , then gently move them away . |
| 20 | Hold this position for a few seconds then let your shoulders and head go back slowly to the floor . |
| 21 | If the lines are balanced you should be able to hold this position for a few seconds without the sail changing its position . |
| 22 | More recently the Solstice has attracted thousands of New Age travellers , but they 've been banned this year by the same injuctions that now govern Castlemorton common in Worcestershire , where an illegal festival just over a year ago attracted 20,000 travellers . |
| 23 | I 've had this shrub for a few years now but it has been a bit reluctant to bloom . |
| 24 | We could learn much from CPRE which has been administering a Campaign Fund for this purpose for a few years . |
| 25 | Begin this pan with a few seconds of static shot ( remembering to allow for the backspace time ) and continue the shot for a few more seconds when you reach the end of the pan . |
| 26 | Some time during the few days ' leave , when talking about my life — not work , of course — at Bletchley , I must rashly have let slip the fact that occasionally I was tired . |
| 27 | In this case , given any solution of the field equations ( 6.22 ) , then another solution of the same equations again with is given by U , V and M , where ( 12.1 ) where a is an arbitrary constant . |
| 28 | Coleridge 's vision of the ‘ Abyssinian maid ’ shows another perspective on the same ideas of creativity . |
| 29 | A saying that conveys much meaning in a few words ; short poem ending in a witty turn of thought . |
| 30 | Nor can we believe that were we to allow this application , potential future witnesses would be deterred from co-operating in investigations yet to come or the police feel inhibited from giving future reassurance as to the consequences of such co-operation in the self-same terms as at present . |