Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] ' [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was both their backgrounds — a boy taken from a bleak past into a glorious future by a dedicated schoolteacher — and furthermore this acting business got him off duty , paid him as much cash as a miner 's weekly wage for a few hours ' easy work and had a satisfying tint of glamour … |
| 2 | If the sociologist regards the interview schedule ( and , as we shall discuss later , the questionnaire ) in this way then he will not rush blithely into the field with a schedule which is the product of just a few hours ' odd jottings on rough paper . |
| 3 | A last cup of coffee and I left ; back to H and T's in time for a few hours ' fitful sleep ; then up and away , run to the station by Aunt Antonia . |
| 4 | A few minutes ' facial sauna , however , is fine because it warms the skin just enough to facilitate absorption . |
| 5 | And yet , ever since they had returned to New York , Laura had barely had more than a few minutes ' private conversation with her husband . |
| 6 | This would force some leading figures , like Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown , to fight for a few minutes ' speaking time from the floor — or keep quiet . |
| 7 | After a few minutes ' silent reflection , however , I saw that the difficulty arose because we had read the phrase in quite different ways . |
| 8 | James , Earl of Douglas , raided Northumberland , laying siege to Newcastle , and after a few days ' inconclusive skirmishing , the Scots army retreated into the Cheviot Hills . |
| 9 | A genuinely corinthian sailor who spurns sponsorship , she shoe-horns her racing and preparation into a few weeks ' annual holiday taken from London-based solicitors Farrers and Co . |
| 10 | There was a moment while everybody thought about that , probably for no good reason except that they did n't like to see twenty years go by without offering up a few seconds ' respect-ful silence , then Sir Bruce asked : ‘ So she did n't go back to the GDR ? ’ |
| 11 | For example , in 1980 the Home Secretary , William Whitelaw , introduced the ‘ short , sharp , shock ’ punishments for young offenders , involving a few months ' strict discipline and almost para-military training in detention centres . |