Example sentences of "in [noun prp] [noun] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | One similar order affected a shellfish farm in Loch Moidart a few miles further north , but that was granted to the Government 's Sea Fish Industry Authority for research . |
2 | David Poole , who came into ballet in Cape Town a few months before John Cranko in 1944 , described his beginnings : how he saw his first ballet performance on a Saturday night at City Hall , spoke to friends there of his desire to dance , and on the Sunday was told by them that they had arranged with Dulcie Howes for him to attend classes at the University Ballet School . |
3 | Mick Papp got more than he bargained for when he stopped at Strathford 's garage in East Kilbride a few weeks ago . |
4 | In Sri Lanka a few years back , shortly before the elections , he wandered through the frightened crowds at political rallies , despite warnings that danger was imminent . |
5 | The Security Council session was adjourned on May 26 , but reopened in New York a few days later . |
6 | I saw a live TV transmission of Il trovatore from the Metropolitan in New York a few weeks ago that can only have confirmed a lot of people 's worst prejudices about opera — dull production , dull filming , all wrapped round with a certain amount of superstar hype . |
7 | The tragic death of Eric Clapton 's five-year-old son , who fell out of an apartment window in New York a few months ago , was not a freak accident . |