Example sentences of "from [art] few [noun pl] to a " in BNC.

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1 This is because they can include additional short irradiations for elements with isotopes of very short half-lives , from a few minutes to a few hours , although this increases the analyst 's work .
2 Market loans consist of a variety of different loans from a few hours to a few weeks , mainly to other banks or to financial institutions such as the discount houses which specialize in short-term lending and borrowing .
3 The sea lagoon turned out to vary in depth from a few inches to a couple of feet .
4 If they made the bead taste bitter , by dipping it in alcohol , or quinine , or the pungent methylanthranilate , then the chick would peck once , show disgust by shaking its head vigorously and wiping its beak on the floor of its pen , and then back away , refusing to peck at a similar but dry bead offered any time from a few seconds to a few days subsequently .
5 The evidence for increased transmitter release is strongest for STP , that is from a few seconds to an hour or so after the inductive event .
6 This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months .
7 In the Sheriff Court the adjustment period can range from a few weeks to a few months , depending on the whim of the Sheriff .
8 These have short periods , from a few days to a few weeks .
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