Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [prep] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They wanted a few rupees as protection money — a common arrangement . |
| 2 | Although this was brought about by the Gulf War and the subsequent world recession , it is certainly now exacerbated by an unrestrained and reckless war of attrition in which dollars are hauled over the top of the grain of a few inches of market share . |
| 3 | They require fairly rich soil , and , after planting , all the branches will be cut back to within a few inches of ground level to encourage them to produce more branches for berry production next year . |
| 4 | Seen from a hill , the dunes stretched as far as the deep blue of the horizon , above which were a few streaks of cirrus cloud . |
| 5 | This will probably involve a social worker in an area team putting together a package that might consist of a few hours of home care , a couple of days of day care , and night sitting for one night . |
| 6 | Few have gone through aerobatic training , and the modern tendency is to be happy with a few hours of stall avoidance training and little , if any , spinning . |
| 7 | Our morning walk along the cliffs gave us terrific views of the secluded white sand bays dotted along the coastline followed by a few hours on Pompièrre beach where the locals meet to picnic . |
| 8 | When your sort of body 's running down anyway , you know it 's it 's a few hours after dinner time , it 's not quite time to go home from work . |
| 9 | It has previously been shown that infiltration of lymphocytes in the submucosa occurs within only a few hours after gliadin challenge . |
| 10 | I slept well after a few pints of Sussex Devil at the local , and woke up to find my caddie famous . ’ |
| 11 | Digital Equipment Corp is only a few strides behind IBM Corp in the concept of clustering workstations to create highly parallel configurations . |
| 12 | ‘ Soon I thought I might as well try to get into a band and so I answered a few ads in Melody Maker and joined a few bands . |
| 13 | If you 're fighting Dwarfs , who you know will stand around a lot waiting for you to come and get them , then a few rounds of bolt fire from two or three machines can soften them up nicely . |
| 14 | A few rounds of model building using FRODO , followed by cycles of least-squares refinement reduced the R -factor to 33% . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't think a few crocuses in Hyde Park are going to make much difference , ’ Estabrook said . |
| 16 | Thought you might be able to help with a few snippets of case law . ’ |
| 17 | A couple of years ago FAST would get only a few complaints about car boot sales a year . |
| 18 | The entire coastal fringe from Chilaw south to a few kilometres into Hambantota district was the most densely populated part of the island . |
| 19 | My father thought the sentence unjust because he had only agreed to buy a few bottles of bootleg whisky . |
| 20 | We were applauded when we reported our record , and one of the newly recruited flying students opened a few bottles of root beer by way of celebration . |
| 21 | If you have dry skin , you may wish to mix the essences with a few teaspoonfuls of vegetable oil ; that is , if you do not mind cleaning a greasy bath afterwards ! |
| 22 | Never having read a word of Norse ( Old Icelandic ) before , Lewis plunged in and attempted a few lines of Laxdaela Saga . |
| 23 | He recovered fully but had repeated transient ischaemic symptoms affecting the right arm lasting a few minutes despite aspirin therapy , with twenty episodes occurring during 6 months . |
| 24 | A few minutes of air time on a small radio station ? |
| 25 | It became the Chancellor 's habit to interrupt his morning procession to work for a few minutes of Cabinet Room conversation with the Prime Minister . |
| 26 | A few minutes of television time was so precious . |
| 27 | I remember that I left my bag on the table for a few minutes at coffee time in the afternoon . ’ |
| 28 | Anyhow , he got a few horses from Besthorpe Hall , and one or two of the little farms ; and he jogged along until the time came when Mr Flowerdew came into Diss on a market day , and he saw my grandfather . |
| 29 | All went well until she tried to climb into a taxi after the reception at the exclusive Dorchester Club following a quiet ceremony for family and a few friends at Chelsea Register Office . |
| 30 | And that has ruffled a few feathers at Shire Hall . |