Example sentences of "[art] few [noun] [subord] a " in BNC.

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1 The double explosion came just a few hours after a bomb exploded at Woodside Park tube station .
2 McShane , one of the driving forces behind the Hunger Marches of the 1930s , and Milligan , a founder member of the British Communist Party , hid in a pub and downed a few pints until a party of workers arrived from the Gorbals to rescue them .
3 She was obliged to wait a few minutes while a Land Rover was being manoeuvred into the empty space beside her and then , with a start , she saw the driver .
4 A stiff neck for a few weeks after a bump was tolerated in the past .
5 By contrast , most privately rented accommodation is not available for short periods ( say for a few weeks while a house purchase is carried out ) .
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