Example sentences of "and [subord] [adv] a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Relations with Austen Chamberlain were never quite the same and although only a handful of MPs refused to sign the memorial they included personal friends of Law like Amery and Aitken . |
| 2 | This is because chemists ' experiments last for years not thousands of millions of years , and because only a handful of chemists , not thousands of millions of chemists , are engaged in doing these experiments . |
| 3 | Despite such setbacks , the Germans continued their infantry frontal attacks with supporting parachute infantry outflanking Allied positions , and after nearly a month of confused fighting the Independent Companies were withdrawn through Bodö along with elements of the 24th Guards Brigade and Norwegian troops . |
| 4 | In fact they needed little breaking in and after only a couple of long walks they were very comfortable indeed . |
| 5 | ‘ But then the team suffered a run of injuries and after only a handful of matches I was back on the field . ’ |
| 6 | Gradually they gained the upper hand and after almost a week of savage fighting the Germans began to fall back . |