Example sentences of "few [noun pl] ' [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few minutes ' drive from the NEC , M42 , M6 and Birmingham International Airport . |
| 2 | The excellent road system of the greater Belfast region means that Jordanstown is merely a few minutes ' drive from the capital , allowing students to take advantage of the social life and the living accommodation available in the city . |
| 3 | The excellent road system of the greater Belfast region means that Jordanstown is merely a few minutes ' drive from the capital , allowing students to take advantage of the social life and the living accommodation available in the city . |
| 4 | In the Howk , an eerie limestone gorge reached by a pleasant few minutes ' walk from the southern corner of the village green , is the threadbare ruin of a bobbin mill . |
| 5 | Only a few minutes ' walk from the Centre the ARC is a must for anyone interested in the subject of archaeology . |
| 6 | One of the world 's finest hotels , the Mandarin Oriental overlooks the harbour , a few minutes ' walk from the famous Star Ferry . |
| 7 | There must be very few bird reserves situated only a few minutes ' walk from the centre of a town which turn out to be as rewarding as Radipole Lake , another RSPB reserve . |
| 8 | He booked in to the Inter-Continental Hotel , only a few minutes ' walk from the fairground . |
| 9 | When the British evicted the Mughals from the Red Fort in 1857 , some of the court eunuchs had come to live nearby , a few minutes ' walk from the Turkman Gate . |
| 10 | The Royal Scottish National Orchestra gives weekly concerts in the Usher Hall ; Scottish Opera comes to Edinburgh regularly and there are performances by the Scottish Ensemble , the Scottish Chamber Orchestra , the Scottish Early Music Consort and other groups , many of these in the Queen 's Hall , just a few minutes ' walk from the central University area . |
| 11 | However , the difficulties involved in providing a safe and reassuring environment for staff working with this group of people are one reason why so many professional staff still clamour to retain the old asylums ; in such asylums staff know they can summon help at a few minutes ' notice from a neighbouring ward and from resident medical staff . |
| 12 | Nicola 's parents stayed at her bedside until 2.30am before snatching a few hours ' sleep in a room at the hospital . |
| 13 | Fifteen miles north , they put into St Abbs haven , under the mighty headland of that name , just before dawn , and went ashore for a few hours ' rest in a hay barn . |
| 14 | His senior secretary had been instructed to cancel his engagements for that evening to give him a few hours ' peace before a six-month period in which his diary was entirely filled . |
| 15 | After a few hours ' walking along the ridge we could clearly see Koitobos , one of the peaks surrounding the crater rim — a long , flat-topped buttress with a steep cone at one end , composed of large , dark brown , vertical columns . |
| 16 | If they take their work home with them , maybe they 'll do a few hours ' work off the mains . |
| 17 | There had been a delay in building it , so that I had only managed a few hours ' practice in the streets of Salford . |
| 18 | James , 19 , working in the hall under a community service order , has had a few months ' work for the council since leaving school . |
| 19 | A few years ' work in the brothels of Bangkok can earn girls more money than their families ever dreamt of . |
| 20 | For the few hours , the day or few days ' duration of the " event " , their labour force at the location in question increases many times in size . |
| 21 | " I too shall be attending the ceremonies prior to a few days ' relaxation at the hill station of Dalat . " |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |