Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [adv] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos you were just a few minutes later this morning . |
| 2 | HE 'S DOING a few things differently this time ; he says the album was recorded in a shed and he 's used waste metal for percussion , but elsewhere he 's shuffled further down memory lane . |
| 3 | ‘ A few years ago this painting would have been worth about £3 million , now it is a third of that . ’ |
| 4 | Until a few years ago this test had not been performed in any species with a bizarre male form , and the theory remained a speculation , tentatively accepted by most ethologists in the absence of any plausible alternative . |
| 5 | ‘ A few years ago this sort of equipment was found only in the big teaching centres but now it is the sort of equipment that is a basic requirement of a district general hospital , ’ he said . |
| 6 | A few years ago this game was used in evidence for a players ' international quality , but there is so much serious , competitive rugby now that a post-Christmas frolic is not rated in assessing credentials . |