Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turn into a lightly floured board and knead gently for a few minutes . |
| 2 | The membranes of course contain both the proteins and the enzyme that phosphorylates them , protein kinase C. If radioactive ATP is added to a tiny sample of the membranes , and incubated together for a few seconds in a miniature test-tube , the membrane proteins become both phosphorylated and radioactive . |
| 3 | Indeed , after our second stop in Bombay a few passengers gratefully chose the option of being one-armed , one-legged , one-eyed , two-headed beggars rather than having to return to their seatettes and fly somewhere for a few months with their hands on their heads . |
| 4 | 5 Return the turkey or chicken pieces to the pan and cook gently for a few minutes . |
| 5 | Add the bacon and venison and cook quickly for a few minutes , stirring frequently , to seal the meat . |
| 6 | Thankfully , I handed over my pens to Rosemary so that she could finish plotting the latest chart , and escaped outside for a few breaths of fresh air . |
| 7 | I crossed the road and walked casually along a few streets , and for a while I thought he 'd probably be following at a distance . |
| 8 | The problem is too technical , complex and known only to a few . |
| 9 | Building the ark was n't a matter of nipping to the DIY shop and coming home with a few boxes labelled ‘ Flatpack ark ’ . |
| 10 | In contrast to some other low-income countries in Africa , most children do eventually get to primary school and stay there for a few years . |
| 11 | Finishing the script , I would leave it for the typist and go home for a few hours ' nap until rehearsal time at two o'clock . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Minority groups under pressure change , and do so in a few generations : they become bilingual and accept the culture of the larger society . |
| 14 | Some people who comply well with all that is suggested to them may have done little more than comply ( incidentally , much of the " normal " first year of recovery is reckoned to be little more than compliance ) and think erroneously after a few weeks of treatment that they have learnt all they need to know and have done all they need to do to remain free from addictive disease . |
| 15 | The latter represents an important point in the spit 's history , as beyond this point it is simpler in form and composed mainly of a few subparallel shingle ridges . |
| 16 | and even if you do n't it 's gon na c you know And er you get a few choice words and then eventually you say Well well look we 'll go outside and sit outside for a few minutes and d and wait till you 've decided what and do n't forget i time you kn you kn |
| 17 | Anyway , after they 'd gone , I just hobbled round to me mates and stayed there for a few weeks . |
| 18 | Henry and I reached London in early October and stayed there for a few months . |