Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 's asked me to dine at the villa he 's looking after for a few months , just to oblige a couple of ex-pats . |
| 2 | Leading to within a few yards of it was a public right-of-way . |
| 3 | Another thing we 're going to talk to somebody from the N S P C C who 's coming in in a few moments to talk about Halloween trick or treating and stuff like that . |
| 4 | Only when she was on the other side of the car could she gain a clear view of Maurice and only then by closing to within a few yards . |
| 5 | It appeared to have a road running to within a few kilometres . |
| 6 | During a match against Parr 's XI Felix was fielding at point for Sampson 's batting and he persisted in approaching to within a few feet of the batsman . |