Example sentences of "a few [noun] in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We stand for a few moments in each other 's arms , and I ask what we should do this evening . |
| 2 | Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said . |
| 3 | They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another . |
| 4 | Do you consider that the inspector is right to assess emoluments on the director , and if so is it correct to charge emoluments for the whole year when the director only uses the property for a few weekends in each year ? |
| 5 | Sometimes it happens that after a number of successive doses like this , the patient will have the beginnings of an aggravation : the medicine should be stopped for two to four days ( or a few hours in acute disease ) and in order to continue treatment you want to give the remedy now in a more diluted form : from the first cup ( not the bottle ) take one teaspoonful and dilute it in another cup , and one teaspoonful of this solution should be given to the patient . |
| 6 | There are quite a few ingredients in this recipe , but it is very easy to make . |
| 7 | She was merely an old woman who wanted to spend a few minutes in nostalgic memory of long-ago visits to America . |
| 8 | ( She thought : I must n't forget to sing a few notes in that direction … ) |
| 9 | Shetland has no biting insects apart from a few midges in late summer , and I had n't realised just how much of a problem these Arctic mosquitoes could be . |
| 10 | While there are a few things in digital technology which have no possible representation in analogue form — infinite impulse response filters are a good example — most digital blocks derive their shape from the original analogue function . |
| 11 | At best they had a few lectures in coastal pilotage before joining the minor craft — those carried aboard ships . |
| 12 | No you can all you can do is just learn a few each day or learn some patterns so that you can get quite a few words in one go and sort of learn some tricks like guessing well we 'll we 'll try with a C. |
| 13 | The language that most of the home computers are used with is BASIC , and although there are a few words in that language which look like English words , like ‘ If ’ and ‘ Let ’ and ‘ Go to ’ and perhaps some others depending on the dialect of BASIC that you have , these words do not work in the way that ordinary English speakers are used to . |
| 14 | Here they had to part with their horses , for of course there could be accommodation for only a few animals in this castle itself . |
| 15 | I 've got a few shares in British Aerospace , but nobody would notice if I sold them all . |
| 16 | A few bats in this group catch fish rather than insects , and use this technique to sweep the water . |
| 17 | THE stock market yesterday stayed a few points in positive territory for most of the session in advance of the Budget and as a wave of company results gave dealers plenty to digest . |
| 18 | Relative savings of only a few percent in this area can therefore mean sizeable savings in absolute terms . |
| 19 | But a few lessons in long-term planning can save you a caning . |
| 20 | Additionally , there are a few lessons in positive thinking that will effectively change the way you look at yourself , as well as those around you . |
| 21 | You will not be in a condition to care about shaving , for example , for a few days in all probability anyway . |
| 22 | What is the best way to protect my plumbing system while I am away for a few days in cold weather ? |
| 23 | Except for a few people in each country who tried to keep protest alive , everyone else shares responsibility . |
| 24 | There are quite a few people in this town ( my agent included ) who will feel pretty sick or even shamefaced ( I hope ! ) when presented with this coming segment . |
| 25 | They were , and the Pryces spent a few years in married bliss before the third Lady Pryce died in 1748 . |
| 26 | After a few years in atomic energy research he then discovered his vocation as teacher and enthusiast as a lecturer in chemistry at Birkenhead Technical College , where he also voluntarily taught about theatre , literature and music in a humanities section . |
| 27 | He was my foursomes partner for a few years in international golf and there is no better way to assess another 's playing ability . |
| 28 | Cheyney passed from Sandhurst into the army , buying a commission in a regiment which was ordered to India , where he spent a few years in inactive service . |
| 29 | I just wondered if someone who had spent a few years in medical school might take a job away from the field … just for a summer . |
| 30 | Rugs employing this scheme are becoming increasingly rare and , although it may still be found on some workshop items , the only group to use it with any regularity are the Abadeh weavers of south central Persia , India and Pakistan make a few rugs in this design . |