Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] every few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His presence in the pitch darkness was marked only by the dull glow of a cigarette , its red tip pulsing into light every few moments to reveal the black pencil of the Colonel 's moustache as he sat , immobile behind his desk , reflecting on the previous day 's visitor . |
| 2 | publish a new edition at appropriate intervals , for example every few years . |
| 3 | Standard national and international codes exist for many of these but are subject to revision every few years . |
| 4 | Kitty moved from hut to hut every few years . |
| 5 | In addition , checks by waste disposal authorities are almost impossible to effect , owing to the fact that lorry loads of waste arrive on site every few minutes , are dumped and the tip is covered over at the end of the day . |