Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] [prep] a [det] " in BNC.

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1 This stands for Cooperative Awards in Science and Engineering and erm under this scheme , a company erm can have a problem tackled by a research student working in a university and erm a supervisor , and indeed in this case , the input , the financial input , by the company may be quite small , may only amount to a few hundred pounds .
2 When told by them that the sales of budgerigar seed were disastrous and the market might easily disappear within a few years , Mrs Franklin came back with what you may think was a simple answer — but it was profound in terms of changing British public opinion — she said , " Breed your own consumers . "
3 Warned that she could only stay for a few moments , Laura had sat down quietly in a chair beside the bed , taking her cousin 's inert , pale hand and praying , as she had never prayed before , that Liz would be able to survive her ordeal .
4 For the predictions that have made him famous , Britain 's top amateur weather-watcher would rather rely on a few observations of his own …
5 Again , the benefits of being landlord , so far as they can enure to an owner who has parted with the property , would only continue for a former landlord who had continuing liability .
6 After the model had been repaired , Watt discovered that it would only work for a few stroked and then stop .
7 In ordinary aquarium sand or gravel it will merely survive for a few months .
8 Grazes and torn fins will usually heal within a few days , but if there is any sign of infection by bacteria ( which causes the wound to become inflamed ) or fungus ( resulting in cotton wool growths ) treatment with a general external parasitic remedy is recommended .
9 Teaching requirements ensure that within any department there will be expertise in all of these fields , but research interests will inevitably concentrate on a few aspects .
10 However , a machine can only stretch in a few directions and is therefore only of limited value .
11 Do n't get me wrong — sheep are profitable , very profitable , but if it 's cheeses you rear them for then one man can only deal with a few .
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