Example sentences of "a few [noun] in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said . |
| 2 | They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another . |
| 3 | Sometimes it happens that after a number of successive doses like this , the patient will have the beginnings of an aggravation : the medicine should be stopped for two to four days ( or a few hours in acute disease ) and in order to continue treatment you want to give the remedy now in a more diluted form : from the first cup ( not the bottle ) take one teaspoonful and dilute it in another cup , and one teaspoonful of this solution should be given to the patient . |
| 4 | She was merely an old woman who wanted to spend a few minutes in nostalgic memory of long-ago visits to America . |
| 5 | Shetland has no biting insects apart from a few midges in late summer , and I had n't realised just how much of a problem these Arctic mosquitoes could be . |
| 6 | While there are a few things in digital technology which have no possible representation in analogue form — infinite impulse response filters are a good example — most digital blocks derive their shape from the original analogue function . |
| 7 | At best they had a few lectures in coastal pilotage before joining the minor craft — those carried aboard ships . |
| 8 | I 've got a few shares in British Aerospace , but nobody would notice if I sold them all . |
| 9 | THE stock market yesterday stayed a few points in positive territory for most of the session in advance of the Budget and as a wave of company results gave dealers plenty to digest . |
| 10 | But a few lessons in long-term planning can save you a caning . |
| 11 | Additionally , there are a few lessons in positive thinking that will effectively change the way you look at yourself , as well as those around you . |
| 12 | What is the best way to protect my plumbing system while I am away for a few days in cold weather ? |
| 13 | They were , and the Pryces spent a few years in married bliss before the third Lady Pryce died in 1748 . |
| 14 | After a few years in atomic energy research he then discovered his vocation as teacher and enthusiast as a lecturer in chemistry at Birkenhead Technical College , where he also voluntarily taught about theatre , literature and music in a humanities section . |
| 15 | He was my foursomes partner for a few years in international golf and there is no better way to assess another 's playing ability . |
| 16 | Cheyney passed from Sandhurst into the army , buying a commission in a regiment which was ordered to India , where he spent a few years in inactive service . |
| 17 | I just wondered if someone who had spent a few years in medical school might take a job away from the field … just for a summer . |
| 18 | Purley depôt was put into use as a store for war damaged cars , plus a few cars in running order , which had not yet received windscreens to the driver 's platforms . |
| 19 | I remember when after a few months in uniform duty , walking the beat , I was on West End Road , next to the Olympic Theatre , where there had been a building site and there was Collins World Fair there . |
| 20 | After a few months in fresh water , they begin to eat again and grow . |