Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 A new urgency came when the depressed labourers exploded into protest in the autumn of 1830 , part of troubles that swept much of England in a few months .
2 His recall of the Parlement of Paris within a few months of his accession , his failure to support his radically reforming Controller-General Turgot ( 1774–76 ) , showed that he was no more able than his grandfather to withstand the opposition of the privileged groups .
3 The first team squad were then told to get out of Glasgow for a few days , prompting a rush for the airport .
4 I have seen an old lighterman take a loaded barge across the Thames in the Pool of London with a few strokes of his sweep — and a canny use of the tide .
5 ‘ I always pop into the Prince of Wales for a few bevvies when I leave here , so does Fred .
6 ‘ To me , it is just nice to get out of Leeds for a few weeks .
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