Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] in a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | There will be definitional and ultimately theoretical problems in a few cases where land-use decisions are shared in a complex manner between a small group like a household , and a larger community . |
| 2 | The preparations for an " open-book " examination should rather consist of preparing adequate notes — possibly in swot-card form of all aspects of the work , with , perhaps , the support of marked passages in a few textbooks . |
| 3 | My hon. Friend 's question speaks for itself , and no doubt we shall hear more about such matters in a few minutes . |
| 4 | Page 29 Sterling slumps : The pound posted its steepest one-day fall in more than three years , sinking almost six pfennigs in a few hours to close at DM2.9737 . |
| 5 | There is , on the other hand , a remarkable concentration of female part-time employees in a few mainly low-status occupations , seldom followed by men . |
| 6 | It is the unique experience of rail travellers on the Gotthard to glimpse the same , unmistakable baroque-domed village church three times in a few minutes as the train passes it at different levels above and below . |
| 7 | Previous studies in a few patients suggest that carcinoid diarrhoea is , at least temporarily , improved with methysergide , ICS205–930 ( a 5HT 3 antagonist without 5HT 4 effects ) , and ketanserin . |
| 8 | 18 Ross argued that an asset 's average long-term return is dependent on its sensitivity to unanticipated changes in a few economic variables . |
| 9 | He absorbed the little gray figures in a few seconds and his face bulged . |
| 10 | The introduction of a financial quota system inevitably placed unprecedented responsibilities on most branches and student groups to make tangible contributions to support their activities , and those of the District , which led to predictable objections from some branches and to genuine difficulty in meeting the allocated quotas in a few instances . |
| 11 | We 'll catch up with her continued efforts in a few weeks time when Zoe Muir reviews the progress of all our healthy lifestylers as they hit the three month mark . |
| 12 | So Yardie sold 10,000 copies in a few months — an unheard of amount for a small press publication — and has now been picked up by Pan Books which will be putting out a mass-market edition in the new year . |
| 13 | Does n't he say something about there 's gon na be ten thousand small schools in a few years and erm |
| 14 | The dawn phenomenon — rising blood glucose due to an increased insulin requirement in the early morning — is seen in most diabetics and presents practical problems in a few ( Bolli & Gerich , 1984 , Editorial , 1984 ) . |
| 15 | each , each time you pulled a handle it did one job and er could n't tell you really now what it was , you know but er you 'd pull the five handles in a few minutes and the damn thing was done . |
| 16 | In some cases long-term relationships grow up between casual workers and particular organizations In a few cases , Particularly In the banqueting establishments of a few large London hotels , where there is at least one " event " on most days of the week and most weeks of the year , there are some casuals who work effectively full-time for the organization concerned . |
| 17 | ‘ Is there a potential on the Earth now , ’ Tooley asked , ‘ for catastrophic , subglacial floods raising sea level by 23cm in a few weeks or several metres in a few years ? ’ |
| 18 | This may lead to catastrophic results in a few cases of late syphilis when the cardiovascular or nervous systems are involved . |
| 19 | It is impossible to summarize the history of English towns in the late Middle Ages in a few convenient generalizations . |
| 20 | These range from small increases in weak acute phase proteins such as C3 complement , and a two to fourfold rise in proteins such as α 1 -acid glycoprotein ( serum orosomucoid for the traditionalist ) , fibrinogen , and α 1 -antitrypsin , to spectacular rises in a few proteins such as CRP and amyloid A-associated protein . |
| 21 | ( 2 ) In the 1950s nationalist leaders in a few Latin American countries ( Argentina , Brazil and Uruguay ) , at critical junctures when their economies were undergoing varying degrees of pressure , sought to explore the potential political and/or economic benefits of relations with the Soviet Union . |
| 22 | She did not think it wise to add she had suffered so many traumatic incidents in a few days that this was a minor one , nor that her knees had turned to water and refused to hold her up any longer . |