Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caught off guard for a few moments , the gap between the two cars widened noticeably , before the cab screeched around a right-hand bend , losing it altogether . |
| 2 | Decisions , then , should be made on a much more impressionistic basis ( intuition mixed with analysis of a few alternatives ) , provided that the actions taken do not offend the organization 's ideologies . |
| 3 | The estates varied in size from a few units in piecemeal developments to 30 or 40 plots on well serviced , carefully planned schemes . |
| 4 | Frozen in shock for a few seconds , she recovered her wits sufficiently to let out an outraged scream , and to catapult into a kneeling position , grabbing the bedspread to cover herself . |
| 5 | However , as reported by others in a few patients , higher numbers of dundic argyrophil cells ( +48.5% ) were observed in patients with MEN 1 associated than sporadic type Zollinger-Ellison sydrome . |
| 6 | Hardraw Force is the highest surface waterfall in the country ( although exceeded in height by a few underground streams descending into potholes , Fell Beck in Gaping Gill being a notable example ) and the most beautiful . |
| 7 | In Phanerozoic time ( the time which has elapsed since the beginning of the Cambrian ) there have been three such ice ages , separated by intervals of a few hundred million years when the world enjoyed a more equable climate and lacked extensive polar ice caps . |
| 8 | Some of the males were injected with morphine for a few days and some were given other drugs . |
| 9 | Johnson was highly ranked but had been based in England for a few months under ten years . |
| 10 | Alum Pot is straight ahead in a plantation of trees and is reached on foot in a few minutes , arriving there simultaneously with Alum Pot Beck which enters the plantation and disappears into the depths . |
| 11 | There is a vague realisation that extinction is forever , and that the species we are losing may have great potential benefits for mankind , but the conservation response , even now , is largely based on preservation of a few charismatic species . |
| 12 | Carole Ann Ford made her first film appearance at the age of eight , retired to school for a few years , and then emerged again at fifteen , working constantly thereafter until her landing of the part of Susan Foreman in the Summer of 1963 . |
| 13 | Perhaps if the age-gap of eight years between them had been less … perhaps if she herself had stayed at home for a few years instead of finding separate lodgings as soon as she 'd finished her A levels and joined Grantham and Marsh as a junior copywriter … |
| 14 | There is a comprehensive list and description of available tests in the ‘ Mental Measurement Yearbook ’ which is updated at intervals of a few years . |
| 15 | You 'll see there that like most of his kind he was detained without trial for a few months under Regulation 18B-in nineteen forty . ’ |
| 16 | In many cases , as illustrated by examples from a few industries , the issue of the advantages of scale has shifted from the level of the factory to the firm as a whole . |
| 17 | On ‘ Guts ’ and ‘ Fear ( Is A Man 's Best Friend ) ’ , however , the mood is one of aggression , especially at the end of each song which is deliberately hammered into oblivion with a few short , shocking strokes . |
| 18 | But the British Fascisti were in earnest , though doomed to extinction in a few years with the creation of Oswald Mosley 's New Party . |
| 19 | Having worked at Billingham for a few years he was appointed as a commissioning engineer for an ammonia plant in Canada before moving in 1985 to manage the leading concept ammonia [ LCA ] plant at Severnside , Avonmouth . |
| 20 | These are mosaics from pictures taken at ranges of a few thousand km . |
| 21 | Composed by a 17-year-old , the work was underplayed at times with a few unfortunate slips from the horns adding to a certain lack of direction . |
| 22 | The first version of this system is planned for release in a few months . |
| 23 | Mrs Alderley sat lost in thought for a few moments . |
| 24 | It is best used after being steeped in water for a few hours . |
| 25 | Specimen examination papers for the new syllabuses have been written , and packs will be sent to employers in a few weeks time . |
| 26 | Old man beaten to death for a few pounds . |
| 27 | Such sentiments are confirmed by reports from the few dealers who make it into stockbroking offices . |
| 28 | A goblet heading ( fig. 4 ) is made in the same way , but use a firm dressmaker 's interfacing rather than curtain buckram , as the base of each tube is randomly pinched in ( as opposed to pleated in ) and held in position with a few hand stitches . |
| 29 | Even these returned to work within a few days . |
| 30 | This would on past experience coax the crocuses out in Hyde Park , only to be spiked by frost in a few days ' time . |