Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] [unc] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mountain ranges , the desert and Palm Springs are just a few hours ' drive away . |
| 2 | The landlord , a fund of local knowledge , recommended a visit to Captain Cook 's house in the village of Staithes and a trip to the North York Moors steam railway — both a few minutes ' drive away . |
| 3 | Local shopping and other amenities are close at hand and the sea is only a few minutes ' drive away , when the tide is in . |
| 4 | The house was only a few minutes ' drive away from the river . |
| 5 | Her flat was only a few minutes ' walk away from the station . |
| 6 | Just under half lived in the same household as the dementia sufferer ( 45 per cent ) ; most of the remainder lived within easy reach : 14 per cent in the same street or only a few minutes ' walk away , 20 per cent within two miles , ten per cent within five miles , and only 11 per cent further than five miles away ( although in Newham 36 per cent of the principal carers lived more than two miles away compared with only 12 per cent in Ipswich ) . |
| 7 | It 's hot , it 's happy and it 's home for the next six weeks , along with the University Arms Hotel a few minutes ' walk away . |
| 8 | A few minutes ' walk away the Boulevard Gallieni has been renamed the Boulevard Soummam but it is still spectacular : wide enough for the sun to congregate here for most of the day , not simply dropping in for an hour as it always has to in the canyon streets of Manhattan . |
| 9 | Sycorax no longer leaked whatever liquids or foods she was able to consume , as she had during the worst of her fever , and Ariel could prop her up into a sitting position , and then , presenting her shoulders to her , go down on one knee to hoist her piggy-back and carry her to the privy in the forest a few minutes ' walk away . |
| 10 | In a few years ' time hopefully , we might have a different situation where we have people like Helmut Cole and the right wing in France trying to block things that er , a British Labour government wants to do . |
| 11 | We look forward to a generous settlement in a few weeks ' time when he might deal with the London Regional Transport anomaly which is afflicting us as Members representing outer London . |
| 12 | They went away thanking her for her help , and promised to come back in a few weeks ' time when Bruno 's booster injection was due . |
| 13 | The initial orientation can not be predicted , but reversal after a few seconds ' observation always takes place in the same way . |
| 14 | If you leave after only a few months ' experience here , believe me , you will find it hard to get a good job elsewhere . |