Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , one director commented that when he saw a topic referred to a few times then it would ‘ click ’ in his mind , and he would then consider if it could have some significance to his company . |
| 2 | However , given their risk-loving nature , greater protection is purchased by a low probability of a large prize rather than a high probability of a modest prize ; i.e. a society characterized by a few ‘ glittering prizes ’ awarded on the basis of equality of opportunity recommends itself . |
| 3 | It is clearly a mistake to generalize from a few examples . |
| 4 | Well there 's a thing going round a few years ago were n't there with these models , just pay for them to go out there |
| 5 | A pro knows within a few yards how far he can hit the ball with each club — unlike the club golfer who has a wide variation from day to day , and even from hole to hole . |
| 6 | He then occupied a country living for a few years before returning to Winchester as chaplain to the Bishop , George Morley , who was a close friend of Izaak Walton . |
| 7 | The number of neurones in a brain varies from a few hundred in simple invertebrates up to approximately 10 11 in man . |
| 8 | The starts of Flatliners ( 15 ) — including off-screen lovers Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland — find a way to die for a few minutes just to see what life is like ‘ on the other side ’ . |
| 9 | So it might pay a mother to wait for a few days and see what happened to the baby . |