Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.

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1 After I was at court I had to go back to Low Newton to wait for a few weeks before I could go to Styal prison .
2 So it might pay a mother to wait for a few days and see what happened to the baby .
3 The Chinese do n't like their planes to fly unless the weather is absolutely O.K. So we had to wait for a few hours for the plane to arrive from Shanghai .
4 It is normal for this sensitivity to remain for a few flights and then gradually to disappear .
5 The water was deep in the middle , so I had to swim for a few metres .
6 It must not brown , but should be left to bubble for a few seconds before being removed from the heat and left to settle .
7 Recorders ( of whom there are over seven hundred , plus some five hundred Assistant Recorders ) are practising barristers or solicitors who are required to sit for a few weeks each year .
8 When I gave it away I believe I was still playing well enough to continue for a few more years , but I had had enough , and it was time to consider the family .
9 But often we would n't get that straight away ; we 'd have to go through a few guitars before we found the combination of guitar and amp and EQ on the desk .
10 That 's the main thing and then if you 've got any questions afterwards hopefully we 'll still have time to go through a few questions .
11 You 've now all seen a project quality plan , but I 'd just like to go through a few of the headings just to advise you where I think the benefits lie .
12 When the seeds drop off from the flowering spike , they should be left in the tank to float for a few days .
13 ‘ Until we can get enough food through to stop people starving to death , you wo n't be able to stop those who are prepared to kill for the few precious supplies , ’ said Julian .
14 Detective Sergeant Burgess went off to report to his Superintendent , and Redpath , who 'd been on duty since midnight , decided to try for a few hours ' sleep .
15 Carwyn desperately wanted to come through a few heats of the Pipeline Masters .
16 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 .
17 ‘ You wo n't be going back to work for a few days , I 'm afraid , Francisco . ’
18 Mustard should be allowed to stand for a few minutes after mixing and before serving to allow the flavour to develop , but mix little and often the flavour will be retained but the pungency will soon be lost .
19 Sprinkle the yeast over the water in a cup and leave to stand for a few minutes in a warm place before stirring to completely dissolve the yeast .
20 Remove the meat from the pan and allow to stand for a few minutes before slicing .
21 Cooking procedures : most of the meals do not need cooking , just add hot water and leave them to stand for a few minutes .
22 Before dusk Holly and those who had arrived that day were taken to the Bath house to stand for a few moments beneath the trickle of lukewarm water .
23 But there are those who prefer to promote the rumour that CDs are hardly long-lasting and likely to self-destruct after a few years .
24 You may have experienced something similar with shampoo : use the same one for too long and the remarkable results you may have seen at first begin to diminish after a few washes .
25 The son of Caerleon is a progressive type , apparently certain to come of a few pounds for that introduction , and should be good enough to take the Queen 's Own Yorkshire Dragoons Stakes .
26 Unfortunately I ca n't imagine any chairman introducing measures that would make it harder for him to flog of a few prised assets in order to raise some hard cash .
27 Nurse Eileen Farragher said : ‘ Physically he 'll be okay to go back to work in a few weeks — but mentally he 's still shocked . ’
28 He continued to work until a few years ago and from then on passed much of his time in London .
29 Following the implementation of the new Financial Services Act , licensed dealers dragged their nets to pull in a few of the old-style hard sell merchants .
30 The plan started to work within a few day he became shy and nervous of humans even at feeding times .
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