Example sentences of "in [noun] [prep] a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a voracious blood-sucker and even 100–200 worms are sufficient to produce death in sheep within a few weeks of infection . |
| 2 | J. C. E. Roberts , welcomed all present and remarked that although the Society had only been in existence for a few months , much had already been done and the Society had a firm foundation on which to build . |
| 3 | Local youth offices had been in existence in a few cities as early as 1909 in Mainz ( founded by the mayor Georg Schmidt ) and 1910 in Hamburg . |
| 4 | Oag has just returned from Tokyo , and will set off for a climbing exhibition in Grenoble in a few days . |
| 5 | In contrast to a few years ago when one would rarely hear any teaching on the Holy Spirit , it seems that some people can speak of nothing else these days . |
| 6 | It was always disappointing to sight the Land Rover and anticipate being in camp in a few minutes and then have an hour to walk . |
| 7 | Gordon Callander : Much too junior to have responsibilty for planning , but it ‘ came to rest on his desk ’ ; nobody more senior ever reviewed plan he set out ‘ in handwriting on a few sheets of paper ’ . |
| 8 | Vic keeps Baxter in suspense for a few moments , while he reviews the advantages of having him under an obligation . |
| 9 | I 'd have to stay in Holyhead for a few nights . |
| 10 | For a savory accompaniment , poach in stock with a few cloves to serve with ham , chicken or duck . |
| 11 | She thought it was limited to securing £60,000 and would only continue in force for a few weeks . |
| 12 | A couple of years ago I was staying in Malham for a few days and decided to set out one morning for Attermire by the old pack lane from Settle to Malham . |
| 13 | The continental shelf and deeper sea-bed beyond , to a distance of 300–600km from the shore , have a covering of fine grey glacial mud , forming a layer that varies in thickness from a few metres over active areas of sea-floor spreading to 200km or more in older , more stable regions . |
| 14 | Meanwhile the end of the German campaign in Yugoslavia and Greece meant that many of the Luftwaffe units employed there were now being posted elsewhere , some of these stopping off in Sicily for a few days on their way back to Germany and undertaking a few missions over Malta . |
| 15 | Johnson was highly ranked but had been based in England for a few months under ten years . |
| 16 | For the Reaganites , economic policy was the legislative priority ; first came budget cuts and then tax reduction and it was essential that these should be in place within a few months , before the end of the honeymoon period . |
| 17 | DEC also subcontracted the London-based software house Transvik Ltd which had previously developed the software for the Nordex exchange in the City of London ; it was its foundation on the pound sterling that caused the failure of the bond transaction , but contrary to local press reports , the system did not crash and an update to overcome the problem should be in place in a few weeks time . |
| 18 | The railway track had been torn up years earlier — a cutting fined with ivy-covered telegraph poles marked it now — but the house , in need of a few coats of paint , was just next to the old railway bridge . |
| 19 | This year , however , there seemed to be more of them than usual , and one star , Barbra Streisand , stayed in town for a few days and had dinner with Janet Reno , the attorney-general . |
| 20 | I was in Sydney for a few weeks , and had an affair with a broad . |
| 21 | Dare I say that a set of vintage pickups and a lick of conductive paint would almost complete the sonic illusion , in the same way that burying the neck and body in peat for a few months would crown the guitar 's appearance ! |
| 22 | I was due in court in a few days to begin divorce proceedings and the threat of Johnny ‘ B ’ helped to dilute the worry . |
| 23 | Hit the rinkside at top speed ( or get barged into it ) and your man is left reeling in agony for a few seconds . |
| 24 | Stonegate Teddy Bears stocks hundreds of different models , ranging in price from a few pounds to around £300 . |
| 25 | If the magic was to start working again , I had to get her alone and in person for a few days . |
| 26 | Have to be in Paris for a few days . |
| 27 | This technique normally produces materials in quantities of a few micrograms . |
| 28 | Those that have been analysed show traces of at least 20 amino acids , including glycine and yaminobutyric acid , in quantities of a few nanomoles per gram . |
| 29 | The Buchs site offers large scale production facilities , now approved to GMP standard , manufacturing over 4,000 products in quantities from a few grammes to small tonnage . |
| 30 | We suggest you paint it with yoghurt , seaweed liquid fertiliser or a solution made by soaking a hessian bag of manure in water for a few hours . |