Example sentences of "our [noun sg] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ If you had to sum up our philosophy in a few words , it would be : ‘ Do as you would be done by ’ , ’ says Margaret . |
2 | ‘ We thought we would only be away from our village for a few days , ’ she said . |
3 | However , the register , classifying the remainder of the country 's 36,000,000 people , only 4,500,000 of them white , was due to remain in force until the agreement of an eventual new constitution which , de Klerk told parliament , was " within our reach within a few years " . |
4 | We shall preface our discussion with a few remarks about the nature of information and about the transformations which are undertaken in the mind of the skilled reader . |
5 | Would n't It be better , Nathaniel , to let us all relax and enjoy our expedition for a few weeks ? |