Example sentences of "or [noun] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Immerse the section , slab or plaquette in the reagent contained in a suitable dish or tray for a few seconds or until the yellow precipitate forms . |
| 2 | A history teacher is content to cover the history of one country or continent over a few decades . |
| 3 | Most of these rural craftsmen were still part-time farmers or cottagers with a few acres of land and rights on the commons and wastes . |
| 4 | She 'll be away at a family wedding or funeral for a few days . |
| 5 | According to many local people , the police hold refugees without food or water for a few days , then turn them loose in the desert near the Somali or Ethiopian borders - too far for them to walk back . |
| 6 | If one takes wines such as these together with the inevitably ill-fated attempts to make a red wine from black grapes grown in a climate barely hospitable enough to ripen a grape , let alone colour it , a wealth of curiously coloured , clouded wines must have constituted the norm , despite a half-hidden glint of pink or red in a few instances . |
| 7 | This portable version allows her out of home or hospital for a few hours … but for most of her life she must stay connected to a larger non-stop supply . |
| 8 | ENTERTAINING — whether a formal party or dinner for a few friends — is something which most people enjoy . |