Example sentences of "in a [det] [noun pl] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However in a few women the periods may become a little heavier . |
| 2 | The plant-eaters grew bulkier and heavier as a kind of protection , and in a few instances the flesh-eaters also grew commensurately bigger . |
| 3 | In Crohn 's disease the frequency of IgG anti-α antigen and anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies did not differ statistically from the control group , although in a few instances the antibody levels were surprisingly high . |
| 4 | In a few instances the loss of someone close can propel the survivor into an overwhelming emotional whirlpool that can not be contained without expert help or hospitalization or treatment or a combination of all of these . |
| 5 | In a few instances the height difference between the route and the surrounding ground has meant that steps have had to be installed . |
| 6 | In a few instances the height difference between the route and the surrounding ground has meant that steps have had to be installed . |
| 7 | In Sussex most conservation work has been carried out to conserve particularly vulnerable habitats , in which birds are often an important element , and in a few cases the birds have been the main reason for the conservation work . |
| 8 | In a few cases the obligations of the local authorities will be quite clear . |
| 9 | In a few cases the wetlands proved too much for them . |
| 10 | In a few cases the disease undergoes a recurrent phase when the manifestations of secondary syphilis are seen again . |
| 11 | This may take the form of requirements for reports , returns and information or the holding of enquiries , or in a few cases the issuing of directions , e.g. by the Secretary of State for Education to a local education authority . |
| 12 | Indeed , a crucial part of the new contract between the state and single parents will be for the state to continue paying the mother ( and in a few cases the father ) the maintenance payments for as long as that person is responsible for a child . |
| 13 | Amid protest marches and demonstrations , over a period of weeks some two dozen lorries carrying live animal imports were held up on French roads and in a few cases the animals were slaughtered or burned alive . |
| 14 | In a few cases the loan may be repaid in one lump sum at the end of its term . |
| 15 | A little lower , a white dart seared across the top of the sky , outrunning the night , overtaking the sun , crossing in a few hours an ocean that was once the edge of the world … . |
| 16 | Although the central confederations of employers ' associations are usually much less involved in collective bargaining than are the industry associations , nevertheless in a few countries the peak organisations do play a major role . |
| 17 | In a few minutes a boy appeared . |
| 18 | My Lords in a few minutes the House will have to vote on this issue . |
| 19 | Once again Campana saw the Germans line up ; ‘ In a few minutes the slopes of Hill 265 were covered with enemy advancing on us . |
| 20 | It was after eight-thirty and in a few minutes the family would sit down to eat while she stood at the end of the table , still working . |
| 21 | And in a few moments a voice from that quarter , low and breathy , joined very softly in the responses . |
| 22 | As we 're gon na be commemorating and celebrating in a few moments the sacrifice to the very point of giving his own life . |
| 23 | In a few days the effects of the anaesthetic will diminish and you will feel better . |
| 24 | In a few days The Shamen take their millennial grooves and positive paganism to Salt Lake City . |
| 25 | Paul took the stuff home , used it , and in a few days the chancre dried up and went away . |
| 26 | One of the doctors managed to get the laundry going again and in a few days the hospital was evacuated to a small country town . |
| 27 | In a few seconds the fuse caught , and after about ten seconds the mass of flame blew up and out , throwing something black and smoking twenty metres or more into the late-afternoon air and scattering pieces all over the Grounds . |
| 28 | Unless this is quickly controlled , in a few seconds the glider can be far too high above the towplane . |
| 29 | With boards travelling at up to 25 knots , the emphasis is on not falling since in a few seconds the fleet will have zoomed past and gained a huge advantage . |
| 30 | In a few miles the traveller passes from the summer droughts and deserts of Africa to the climate of northern Europe . |