Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the smell of warm grass came to join that of the roses and gunpowder and he fell asleep for a few moments , dreaming of cricket fields and meadows . |
| 2 | He fell asleep for a few hours just before dawn and woke cold and cramped , his head on the small desk , his body somehow wedged on the stool . |
| 3 | Tabitha looked around in vain for a few minutes . |
| 4 | 2 Heat the oil in a small frying pan and fry the turmeric for a few seconds . |
| 5 | The keel stayed solid for a few moments , then clouded and became clear as glass . |
| 6 | Even then , you might still finish each day feeling guilty about the many chores which inevitably remain undone . |
| 7 | Pointing to the way in which poverty structured the lives of the majority of her respondents , she concluded that ‘ young Black women and young white women become pregnant for the same sorts of reasons , and this is because they share the same socio-economic contexts ’ ( Phoenix , 1988a , p. 154 ) . |
| 8 | It has been shown that measuring these antibodies to establish the diagnosis of coeliac disease is helpful but not completely reliable as a few cases would be missed . |
| 9 | what is particularly interesting about the latter findings is that four-fifths of the socially mobile were born outside Colombia . |
| 10 | He was standing in the far corner , talking to some men , and she was able to view him unobserved for a few moments . |
| 11 | Well if it came over his house th oh of course , next to the that will have been empty for a few years so |
| 12 | What 's wrong with a few tears ? |
| 13 | However , as you know , you must be very , very careful with the few years that remain to you . ’ |
| 14 | However , what may look like a good deal now , as the UK emerges from its adjustment period of higher interest rates and recession , could look rather different in a few years ' time . |
| 15 | While little data is presented here it is clear from the few examples given that the ANLT has problems with ‘ real ’ language — the number of possible parses produced and the failure to parse — which would not be solved by additional computational power . |
| 16 | A must for all who know B.C. or may have visited the area and to anyone interested in the many facets of rural life as it was in years gone by ( ISBN 0951596403 , price £5.95 ) . |
| 17 | The present project will produce a complete transcription of the journals , edited to make them accessible to scholars and others interested in the many aspects of early nineteenth century life on which they throw light . |
| 18 | ‘ I thought you and he were interested in the same things . ’ |
| 19 | And then erm four interested in the both trips so |
| 20 | To put it simply , in criticizing ideology , critical theory has to establish itself as not prone to the same failings as ideology . |
| 21 | In the event of another company acquiring control of the Company through a takeover or reconstruction , then ( as an alternative to exercising his option as described in paragraph 6 ) a participant may , if the acquiring company so agrees , release his existing option in return for the grant of an option over shares in the acquiring company ( or a parent thereof ) having the same aggregate option prices and the same aggregate market value as the shares the subject of the options released , the new options being generally exercisable on the same terms as the old . |
| 22 | The necessary trade-off between resolution and penetration limits the maximum depth presently attainable to a few millimetres . |
| 23 | Inevitably , unintended pregnancies were more prevalent among the same groups . |
| 24 | Wondering whether the prim Miss Goody-Goody of a few months ago had really metamorphosed into this forlorn and wanton creature , Miranda said , ‘ I 'll send a car for you . |
| 25 | There are several splendid houses near Long Melford that would make for a gentle afternoon 's potter through the rooms and possessions of the rich of a few centuries ago . |
| 26 | If I remember right , first home matches have been similar for a few years now . |
| 27 | Quite apart from the blunder there was one moment near the end of the game when he was walking around on the stage of Sadler 's Wells , unaware for a few minutes that it was his move . |
| 28 | The CO looked thoughtful for a few moments . |
| 29 | Most continue ripening in store until ready for the table , but a few varieties must be brought into the warm for a few days before they are ready to eat . |
| 30 | Mr Justice Garland ruled last week that it was impossible for the former officers to receive a fair trial because of the saturation publicity that followed the release of the six , two years ago . |