Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] every few [noun pl] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 It was a trip she would rather have forgotten — the cold was biting and the whispering patter of rodent feet made her heart jump every few minutes — but she knew she would have to face it again when she and Guy escaped from the keep .
2 A tickling cough coming every few hours with increasing intensity .
3 The stair banisters had excrescences shaped like pew ends every few treads .
4 Clean inlet strainers and outlets once a week ( more , if required ) and all tubing should be cleared of obstructive algae and detritus with a propriety hose brush every few months .
5 A great deal of heart disease could also be prevented if everyone over the age of thirty-five had their blood pressure checked every few years by their doctor .
  Next page