Example sentences of "[adv] [art] few [noun pl] at " in BNC.

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1 These played for only a few minutes at a time .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 Part of the explanation is that artificial selection changes only a few characteristics at a time , whereas in nature many changes occur simultaneously .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 We even grabbed lunch together a few times at the hospital cafeteria . ’
9 Now , for just a few minutes at a time , focus on this image — and stir in desire .
10 Then at each level , credit is passed back after just a few attempts at search .
11 Once he went below , if she turned the boat in that direction , just a few degrees at a time , would he notice ?
12 After just a few sucks at the bottle , Nicola began to explore my room .
13 Big undertakings like Sheffield and Worth only required twenty or thirty men each , and of course for just a few weeks at a time .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 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
17 No , it was a piece I am very fond of and it happened to be in quite a few programmes at that time .
18 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 .
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