Example sentences of "this [noun sg] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 8 October : The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh left Heathrow Airport , London this afternoon in a British Airways Tristar for Singapore and Malaysia . |
| 2 | They would rather continue earning this money for a few years with the hope of becoming financially independent , thus broadening their options and opportunities . |
| 3 | Such a person should , I think , be prepared to act in this capacity for a few years to ensure continuity . |
| 4 | Bards would sing of this moment for a thousand years . |
| 5 | The chemistry of this process with a few modifications , will probably form the basis of future gasification plants . |
| 6 | Later we can have a chat about this business over a few drinks . ’ |
| 7 | She could contain her dislike for this character for a few days , could n't she ? |
| 8 | I rose this morning after a few days of calm without mystical experience and I walked through a steep valley in a golden light of dawn that was like a rich but transparent garment covering all things . |
| 9 | This collection of a dozen essays is offered to mark the occasion , to advertise the vigour and diversity of current research , and to encourage informed admiration and appreciation of the music . |
| 10 | This magazine as a whole attempts to provide some of that missing sense of movement by tracking down individual people that the NI once profiled to see what time has done to them . |
| 11 | ‘ An Army lorry is due along this road in a few minutes . |
| 12 | Products on this list with an estimated imports value of more than £1bn include perfume and toilet water , food additives , car tyres , paper , ceramics , glassware , pipes , recorded material and furniture . |
| 13 | Hold your hands in this position for a few moments , then gently move them away . |
| 14 | Hold this position for a few seconds then let your shoulders and head go back slowly to the floor . |
| 15 | If the lines are balanced you should be able to hold this position for a few seconds without the sail changing its position . |
| 16 | Now this spread of a uniform facies is remarkable enough , but it must also be remembered that chalk is a very unusual sediment : an extremely pure coccolith limestone which is almost unique in the stratigraphical column . |
| 17 | I 've had this shrub for a few years now but it has been a bit reluctant to bloom . |
| 18 | We could learn much from CPRE which has been administering a Campaign Fund for this purpose for a few years . |
| 19 | Begin this pan with a few seconds of static shot ( remembering to allow for the backspace time ) and continue the shot for a few more seconds when you reach the end of the pan . |