Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [noun pl] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | They took the net down after a few weeks but kept it handy , you know . |
| 2 | They chatted for a few minutes but Treloar had nothing more to say . |
| 3 | I do n't mind if he reads for a few minutes but that 's it . |
| 4 | United played some classy football against Millwall in the first half … they looked good for a few goals but ended with nothing … |
| 5 | They used the mill for silk manufacture for a few years but by 1860 ownership had passed to Samuel Long , who was also running Charfield Mills . |
| 6 | Jean or Jeannie Symonds was still working in Skinners in 1913 , left the trade for a few years but was readmitted in 1927 , so it seems safe to assume that she spent much of her working life in the printing trade and did not marry . |
| 7 | No I can understand her not having , not wanting kids for a few years but , ca n't you ? |
| 8 | The glaze will stay shiny for a few days but after a week will begin to lose its gloss , so do n't decorate the cake too early . |
| 9 | Patients have a sore throat for a few days but no other side effects . |
| 10 | The England midfielder added : ‘ I 've only been with Leeds for a few days but that 's long enough to know I 've made the right decision coming here . ’ |
| 11 | He 's expected to be off work for a few days but will be recalled for important Commons votes , including the Maastricht Treaty social chapter next Thursday . |
| 12 | The boy fought wildly for a few seconds but then his right arm was bent back behind him until he called out in the most desperate agony he had ever known . |
| 13 | She struggled furiously for a few seconds but her former strength was lost to her . |
| 14 | another driver says he came off in a field saw stars for a few seconds but he 's alright … |
| 15 | I enjoyed it for a few weeks but then went to Stanley . ’ |
| 16 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
| 17 | It is very useful for a few enquiries but can not handle a large number , as a series of storage device movements is involved in each search . |
| 18 | The acute depression lasted for a few months but the wounds healed enough for Gedge to build up a friendship with Duane , whose latent qualities he later recognised . |
| 19 | He struggled through a few games but a swollen knee indicated his problems were not over . |
| 20 | I HAVE had sex with a few girls but I do n't think that they found this experience very satisfying . |
| 21 | It 's been toyed with a few times but as far I 'm aware , this is probably the first serious attempt — certainly at the sort of scale we 're talking of — to use a perched beach to provide coastal protection . |
| 22 | George 's contrib to the upcoming ‘ Red Hot And Dance ’ album is a plonking , KC And The Sunshine Band pastiche with a few hooks but nothing else . |
| 23 | The airport fire service was alongside the wreck within a few minutes but there was little the firemen could do . |
| 24 | The effect began within a few minutes but took an hour or more to reach a maximum . |
| 25 | I I can give you an accurate price in a few minutes but roughly you 'd pay about five pounds more |
| 26 | I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime . |
| 27 | It is particularly this aspect of BSL structure which not only creates the concentration of meaning in a few glosses but is frequently brought into use by deaf people . |
| 28 | You slipped over a few times but you got up alright did n't you ? |
| 29 | Alcoholism may progress quickly over a few years but commonly progresses over twenty years or even more from first intoxication until terminal chronic disease . |
| 30 | ‘ He took me to a few parties but I was uneasy about him . |