Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sarella lay fuming in bed for a few minutes before flinging back the duvet and running to the window . |
| 2 | ‘ I told him you would not be returning to Milano for a few days . ’ |
| 3 | HANS Wagenknecht , 24 , is a physics student from Germany who will be looking for work in a few years . |
| 4 | It can accommodate simulations of drainage-basins ranging in size from a few hectares to 40 000 square kilometres . |
| 5 | Stonegate Teddy Bears stocks hundreds of different models , ranging in price from a few pounds to around £300 . |
| 6 | The service provided , and fee are matters to discuss initially with an Architect , ranging in cost from a few pounds upwards . |
| 7 | Pat sat smoking in silence for a few minutes and no one else spoke but suddenly he said , ‘ How much of it was real , Julia , when you come to think of it , and how much for fear of what people would say ? |
| 8 | The Trade Practices Commission has recommended that record shops be free to import directly , leading to price reductions and improved service ; however the Government , bowing to pressure from a few local ( pop ) musicians , has failed to act . |
| 9 | How do you feel about going to Czechoslovakia in a few days . |
| 10 | We 're going to Kinsai in a few days . |
| 11 | I 'm going to sleep for a few hours . ’ |
| 12 | We 'll be going to London for a few days next month to find suitable premises , so I 'll be able to go down and see Mum and Dad and the children . |
| 13 | I knew I was going to Stafford for a few days , but I do n't think , I 'll be there a fortnight . |
| 14 | He had also brought a chess manual , because he had heard that children could play chess brilliantly , but after ski-ing with Sam for a few days he decided that there was no call to be beaten by a five-year-old at two things at once . |
| 15 | By switching from concentration on a few ‘ proof texts ’ in evangelism to a more balanced and comprehensive approach adopted by one of the four Gospels we might see better short and long-term results in our evangelism . |
| 16 | A couple of years ago I was staying in Malham for a few days and decided to set out one morning for Attermire by the old pack lane from Settle to Malham . |
| 17 | When the greetings and exclamations were over , they told me that they had been staying on Mull for a few days , and had just arrived on Moila , and were putting up at the post office with Mrs McDougall . |
| 18 | Hit the rinkside at top speed ( or get barged into it ) and your man is left reeling in agony for a few seconds . |
| 19 | The regime of the vine and olive is restricted to a zone varying in width from a few hundred metres under Velebit to 30 km ( 18 miles ) near Zadar . |
| 20 | And I mean I 'm talking in matter of a few thousand pounds , to do for for a whole year . |
| 21 | Get talking to people over a few drinks ; you 're better than me at that sort of thing . ’ |
| 22 | This place will be humming with staff in a few minutes . ’ |
| 23 | After chatting to Davidson for a few minutes longer , he went back to his office . |
| 24 | ‘ He 's only been working for Harry for a few weeks . |