Example sentences of "has [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 However , one the " dose and move " system has operated for a few years this problem is unlikely to arise .
2 Lead levels from a system with lead piping are much higher in the first few pints that come from a tap that has been left turned off than after the water has run for a few minutes , as this flushes out much of the dissolved lead .
3 And what has happened before a few years have passed ?
4 ‘ Donkey has waited for a few minutes .
5 After its recognition in 1936 and its description as a clinical entity in 1938 , the prognosis has improved from a few months of life to a median age of survival of over 20 years .
6 Unfortunately , the ethos of competitive assessment often leads the student who has failed on a few tasks ( e.g. learned more slowly than other people ) to feel that he/she has failed as a person .
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