Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The algorithm begins with a few small clusters , and it enlarges them and creates new clusters as it is presented with more data . |
| 2 | Business as usual The election led to a few significant changes in Northern Ireland , but mostly it 's more of the same , says Robin Wilson |
| 3 | The reply came in a few minutes ago listing ten different countries with which he does business . ’ |
| 4 | The light changed for a few minutes and a watery sun hit the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
| 5 | The fighting continued for a few seconds before they realised that it was no longer dark . |
| 6 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 7 | The effect began within a few minutes but took an hour or more to reach a maximum . |
| 8 | Back at her place she offered him a large whisky and then said that she just had to slip into the bedroom to see to a few things . |
| 9 | The reluctance to invest in a few good demonstration videos may stem not only from the fact that there are indeed some very poor , amateurish productions around , but also , compared with most books , videos are still comparatively expensive . |
| 10 | After her death , he advertised for a housekeeper with a view to matrimony but unfortunately the first lady who took the job decamped after a few days , taking with her his prized possessions and helped by a male friend who apparently had kept in the background . |
| 11 | The match finished with a few variations on ‘ Boring Boring Ipswich ’ and ‘ I ca n't read and I ca n't write but I can drive a tractor/taxi ’ . |
| 12 | The mother 's death is portrayed in a macabre scene where Walter is unsure whether she has died , or even what death is , and allows the corpse to rot for a few days while he sits by her side . |
| 13 | Leave the rabbit to set for a few moments . |
| 14 | But now they 're having a heated debate about script changes , so I grabbed the chance to escape for a few minutes . ’ |
| 15 | In the final phase of the experiment , the buzzer ( a conditioned stimulus ) sounded and the dog salivated after a few seconds without the presence of any meat powder ( conditioned response ) . |
| 16 | It should also help if you leave the paper to rest for a few minutes before stretching with gum strip . |
| 17 | The creature staggered for a few seconds and turned to scream . |
| 18 | The wireless crackled for a few moments until , after much jiggling with the knobs , the voice of Mr Chamberlain became clear . |
| 19 | The artist thought for a few moments . |
| 20 | The calling continued for a few moments and then , with a cry of ‘ bitch ’ , to her horror , Nicky Scott Wilson began to make the most blood-curdling noise as he bayed her name to the night sky , like a wolf . |
| 21 | The foreigner stumbled on a few steps , his brains leaking out around his earphones , and collapsed in a heap . |
| 22 | Let the print drain for a few seconds and place it on your flash enlarger ( that 's why the bin liner ) and now run your flash test across the print . |
| 23 | Let the print drain for a few seconds and place it on your flash enlarger ( that 's why the bin liner ) and now run your flash test across the print Exposure times should exceed your previously established ‘ max.flash ’ . |
| 24 | Innsbruck , the famous Olympic ski resort is another excursion where you have a fascinating guided coach tour of the city followed by a few hours to explore for yourselves . |
| 25 | Our morning walk along the cliffs gave us terrific views of the secluded white sand bays dotted along the coastline followed by a few hours on Pompièrre beach where the locals meet to picnic . |
| 26 | This jerk kept the pram moving over the few inches between the foot of the gentle slope and the beginning of the steep grassy bank that ended up at the road . |
| 27 | The questionnaire for the survey began with a few brief factual questions about personal details , and a second , more important part of the schedule contained batteries of questions aimed at measuring an individual 's standing on the scales mentioned earlier . |
| 28 | It was the oldest trick in the book : lighten the atmosphere stir in a few laughs — and throw the fast ball . |
| 29 | She did n't know how far they had come from Gloucester , but surely after an hour at a steady gallop they had put enough distance between themselves and the castle to halt for a few minutes . |
| 30 | When the seeds drop off from the flowering spike , they should be left in the tank to float for a few days . |