Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] ['s] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | When they stopped , sometimes at the junctions between seasons , Tallis could feel the flow of time , the great spiral storm that curled around some focus a few days ' riding to the north . |
| 32 | If she could fit in a few days ' break in order to attend the wedding in Andorra she would , she promised , and Peter returned to Rocamar the next day , leaving Sarella to close one chapter of her life and get on with the next . |
| 33 | It was arranged that he would take a few days ' supply of stoma bags with him and he was given a list of equipment he would require . |
| 34 | Except , a small protective inner voice prompted her hurtfully , that I 'm no long-term threat to your person or your property because in a few days ' time at the very most I shall be out of your land and out of your life . |
| 35 | " I too shall be attending the ceremonies prior to a few days ' relaxation at the hill station of Dalat . " |
| 36 | A few years ' work in the brothels of Bangkok can earn girls more money than their families ever dreamt of . |
| 37 | But any minister of even a few years ' experience of Christian leadership will be able to tell you of Godly issues which were debated in his Church with a bitterness and rancour totally out of harmony with their subject . |
| 38 | A few years ' experience in commerce , particularly in marketing will help even more . |
| 39 | New York became conditioned to skyscrapers which were torn down after a few years ' life to be replaced by newer skyscrapers . |
| 40 | Further , more local , threats are posed for the sake of a few years ' supply of raw materials . |
| 41 | He and Sybil took off for a few weeks ' holiday before going back to London . |
| 42 | The telegraph now allowed instantaneous communication with the farthest reaches o the empire , while the steamship brought everywhere in the world within a few weeks ' sail of home . |
| 43 | The media would still be able to cover current stories but within a longer-term , in-depth perspective so that Ethiopia or the Lebanon , Westland or nuclear disarmament do not simply occupy a few weeks ' worth of front page/main bulletin coverage per year . |
| 44 | Jonna was not slow to remind them that he and Maisie hoped to see them at their wedding , due in a few weeks ' time at Easter . |
| 45 | Next morning , after a 9.15 breakfast , he discussed with Jones his ideas for a speech he had to make in a few weeks ' time at a Literary Fund dinner . |
| 46 | We will be reporting back in a few weeks ' time about this case and whether we have achieved a lasting and muzzle-free peace treaty between the battling Yorkies ! |
| 47 | One evening at Pack Meeting Beegee , which was the name the Pack had made up for their Guider out of the initial letters B and G of Brownie Guider , told the Brownies that the County Girl Guides ' Fete was to be held in a few weeks ' time in Morley Park and that the 3rd Shortfields Pack must think what to do to help make the fete a huge success . |
| 48 | You 've said ‘ Fire ! ’ and seen the price of a dozen cameras blow away in a few seconds ' worth of flash and bang , with nothing left at the end to stick in the family album . |
| 49 | James , 19 , working in the hall under a community service order , has had a few months ' work for the council since leaving school . |
| 50 | At such moments he knew that he loved Frances , and he could feel the seductions of a conventional marriage , of meals such as this happening every Sunday , of knowing each other 's daily news , not always having to catch up on a few months ' worth of events . |