Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | This inherited , natural , passive ( the baby has not produced it ) immunity to , for example , measles and whooping cough usually lasts only for a few months after birth . |
| 32 | Like the other Acorus species described so far , it grows only for a few months in the aquarium . |
| 33 | Central Office tried to keep the local parties alive , for the party truce was only renewed for a few months at a time and parliament was prolonged beyond its five-year term only for a few months at a time too . |
| 34 | There is a fundamental contradiction between the official figures ( which , as Teddy perfectly fairly pointed out , showed that 75 per cent of those who went on Government schemes did secure subsequent employment ) and the common experience that such jobs tended to last only for a few months . |
| 35 | Usually it will be only for a few seconds , but it is the ability to do it instantly on demand that is so important . |
| 36 | At the summit cairn on Shunner Fell , we paused only for a few seconds to look towards Swaledale and back towards Mallerstang before moving on . |
| 37 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 38 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 39 | A single national centre is appropriate only for the few services which involve delivery to all addresses in Britain ( e.g. mail order ) , very occasional visits ( e.g. specialized medical advice ) or a particular type of service or activity with a client group that lives close to it and is not represented elsewhere in the country ( e. g. certain elements of central government , the national media and business services ) . |
| 40 | If we could talk to you inside for a few minutes you wo n't regret it . ’ |
| 41 | Gannets and fulmars appeared out of the mist , flew alongside for a few minutes and disappeared again . |
| 42 | Wendell lit a cigar and puffed on it thoughtfully for a few minutes before saying , ‘ Those guardians of yours , Harry — the ones who filched your father 's legacy from you . |
| 43 | 5 Return the turkey or chicken pieces to the pan and cook gently for a few minutes . |
| 44 | Add the ginger , garlic and Curry Powder , fry gently for a few minutes . |
| 45 | Turn into a lightly floured board and knead gently for a few minutes . |
| 46 | Brush more gently for a few days until the gums become healthy again . |
| 47 | Volunteers usually act as ‘ sitters ’ caring for a client while the rest of the family is away , perhaps for a few hours for a weekly shopping trip . |
| 48 | FOOTSTEPS IN THE SAME ROOM , THEN THE RADIO IS TURNED UP VERY LOUD FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RIGHT DOWN |
| 49 | There is no trim , mixture , flaps , prop control or gyros to worry about , so with a final tug at the harness , one can only glare balefully at the JAP again , decide that it has kept going thus far and may therefore be relied upon to continue doing so for a few minutes longer , and prepare to commit aviation . |
| 50 | It was too late to save the rick , so for a few minutes he stood and stared at the flames . |
| 51 | Still , it was true in the main , so for the few weeks she was to be in Venice she would take the greatest care to have as little to do with him as possible . |
| 52 | Then ignore the puppy entirely for a few minutes , emphasizing that no further play will follow under these circumstances . |
| 53 | They stood together for a few moments , her head sunk in his mighty chest , his head finally bowed as he looked down on her . |
| 54 | They rolled around on the ground together for a few moments and then the boy 's mother came out and gave him Sergeant 's leash . |
| 55 | They sat together for a few moments more , then he groaned . |
| 56 | Already their affair was like marriage , with its own dispiriting routine , this shabby coming together for a few hours in the shabby office . |
| 57 | er just one after thought , Dennis mentioned teamwork , now we we 've been together for a few years basically , but you might say , we work as a team , everyone gets on , everyone helps each other out . |
| 58 | In fact he confirmed it so strongly that we had pulled ourselves together for a few days . |
| 59 | Such meetings will also have a social function , bringing agents together for a few days to exchange ideas , discuss common problems and be made to feel part of the company . |
| 60 | The membranes of course contain both the proteins and the enzyme that phosphorylates them , protein kinase C. If radioactive ATP is added to a tiny sample of the membranes , and incubated together for a few seconds in a miniature test-tube , the membrane proteins become both phosphorylated and radioactive . |