Example sentences of "[adv] [art] few [noun pl] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | DURING THE UUAC GENERAL STRIKE THESE AIRCRAFT WERE TOUCHING DOWN EVERY FEW MINUTES AT ALDERGROVE AIRPORT IN THE LARGEST AIR AND SEA MOVEMENT OF TROOPS UNDERTAKEN BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT SINCE THE SUEZ OPERATION TWENTY-ONE YEARS EARLIER . |
| 2 | These played for only a few minutes at a time . |
| 3 | Wash the specimens gently in two changes of distilled water ( not tap water , which contains Fe and Ca ) for only a few seconds at a time — the stains are relatively soluble . |
| 4 | There are undoubtedly great advantages to the student if a staff member transmits his ideas and experience to only a few individuals at a time in a tutorial session . |
| 5 | Part of the explanation is that artificial selection changes only a few characteristics at a time , whereas in nature many changes occur simultaneously . |
| 6 | The spores apparently can live only a few weeks at most in the environment ; infections have been induced experimentally by contact with spores from the insect 's surroundings , but this is probably a minor source of infection in nature . |
| 7 | He knew that she had not enjoyed his homecoming or the renewal of a sexual life ; throughout their married life he had been at home for only a few weeks at a time , and she had been free to make her life as she chose . |
| 8 | The temporary nature of her job , staying only a few weeks at any one place , meant she had met and worked for a wide variety of men . |
| 9 | We even grabbed lunch together a few times at the hospital cafeteria . ’ |
| 10 | Now , for just a few minutes at a time , focus on this image — and stir in desire . |
| 11 | Then at each level , credit is passed back after just a few attempts at search . |
| 12 | Once he went below , if she turned the boat in that direction , just a few degrees at a time , would he notice ? |
| 13 | After just a few sucks at the bottle , Nicola began to explore my room . |
| 14 | Big undertakings like Sheffield and Worth only required twenty or thirty men each , and of course for just a few weeks at a time . |
| 15 | And Cantona himself suggested in a French newspaper interview that he might be on the look-out for a new challenge after just a few months at any club . |
| 16 | It ca n't be used , for example , for casting off a few stitches at the armhole . |
| 17 | Moreover , between tending the wounded , the doctor managed to fend off a few shots at snipers . |
| 18 | At first sight the children 's sizes look rather small but they are designed to shape not only the front neck , but also a few centimetres at the back . |
| 19 | ‘ Penny is in and out every few minutes at present , and we do n't want her to guess that we 're more than just owner and programme manager , do we ? ’ |
| 20 | So I urge anyone with a garden to visit Sainsbury 's , keep back a few potatoes at the end of the season , before Christmas store them carefully and plant them in the spring . |
| 21 | In Meswick hunters can find lodging in the Mushroom Cap Motel and tip back a few beers at the Mushroom Bar at the end of a long day 's tramp . |
| 22 | You see the Italians when they vote in that referendum , I 've discussed it with quite a few cousins at the time , it was n't they 're exactly |
| 23 | No , it was a piece I am very fond of and it happened to be in quite a few programmes at that time . |
| 24 | I was driving my car along an unlit street in Bristol , England : all of a sudden the two inner wheels of the car had left the road and I travelled for quite a few yards at an angle of 45 degrees , after which I landed with a large bump . |