Example sentences of "[num] and [prep] a [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had left the technical college in February 1980 and within a few weeks had landed an audio typist 's job with a trendy voluntary housing organization . |
| 2 | Carl moved into agency at NEMS in the late 1970s and after a few years was instrumental in the formation of the PAN agency . |
| 3 | The majority of these early volunteers were ex-service men , some with experience of World War I and within a few weeks many of us teenagers barely sixteen jointed the unit . |
| 4 | Hazel joined the Company in March 1970 and after a few months took over the role of transport manager , in which capacity she has been responsible for keeping the Company on the move ever since . |
| 5 | Captain French died in 1854 and within a few years his wife was confined to a mental home . |
| 6 | Now there were two and after a few months there were four . |
| 7 | It was after eight-thirty and in a few minutes the family would sit down to eat while she stood at the end of the table , still working . |