Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | A new urgency came when the depressed labourers exploded into protest in the autumn of 1830 , part of troubles that swept much of England in a few months . |
| 2 | His recall of the Parlement of Paris within a few months of his accession , his failure to support his radically reforming Controller-General Turgot ( 1774–76 ) , showed that he was no more able than his grandfather to withstand the opposition of the privileged groups . |
| 3 | The first team squad were then told to get out of Glasgow for a few days , prompting a rush for the airport . |
| 4 | Normally , New Scientist heralds the beginning of April with a few jeux d'esprit , but this year it was subdued , predicting only that the world would come to an end on 5 April , a prophecy based on meat consumption figures , though it was hard to make up the mind about an item called ‘ What the woodlouse can teach us about marriage ’ . |
| 5 | I have seen an old lighterman take a loaded barge across the Thames in the Pool of London with a few strokes of his sweep — and a canny use of the tide . |
| 6 | ‘ I always pop into the Prince of Wales for a few bevvies when I leave here , so does Fred . |
| 7 | ‘ To me , it is just nice to get out of Leeds for a few weeks . |
| 8 | ‘ Clive Griffiths , the Welsh coach , may persuade me to play against France in a few weeks ' time but I have made up my mind to call it a day , ’ he said last night . |
| 9 | ‘ He 's only been working for Harry for a few weeks . |
| 10 | Julie Godwin , pictured above with Sophie at a few months old , was raped and killed with her holiday pal Elizabeth Over as the pair sunbathed on a beach in South Africa . |
| 11 | I took a siesta in the shade , and when evening rolled around was feeling fit enough to head back into Bandera for a few more beers at the Silver Dollar . |
| 12 | Nancy Ball had only been with Hugo for a few months and it was much longer than that since Harriet had visited him at the office . |
| 13 | He had also brought a chess manual , because he had heard that children could play chess brilliantly , but after ski-ing with Sam for a few days he decided that there was no call to be beaten by a five-year-old at two things at once . |
| 14 | He went out with Naomi for a few minutes and then it was my turn for a little chat . |
| 15 | The England midfielder added : ‘ I 've only been with Leeds for a few days but that 's long enough to know I 've made the right decision coming here . ’ |
| 16 | Oag has just returned from Tokyo , and will set off for a climbing exhibition in Grenoble in a few days . |
| 17 | I 'd have to stay in Holyhead for a few nights . |
| 18 | She went into the hall , glad of anything that would take her mind from Dana for a few minutes . |
| 19 | A couple of years ago I was staying in Malham for a few days and decided to set out one morning for Attermire by the old pack lane from Settle to Malham . |
| 20 | Carruthers was appointed as District Geologist in charge and Dinham was also posted there from Scotland for a few years . |
| 21 | Meanwhile the end of the German campaign in Yugoslavia and Greece meant that many of the Luftwaffe units employed there were now being posted elsewhere , some of these stopping off in Sicily for a few days on their way back to Germany and undertaking a few missions over Malta . |
| 22 | Johnson was highly ranked but had been based in England for a few months under ten years . |
| 23 | I was in Sydney for a few weeks , and had an affair with a broad . |
| 24 | I inquired after my brother , Max , who had finally agreed a few months ago to work for Dad 's firm , and I established that he was in Paris for a few more days . |
| 25 | Have to be in Paris for a few days . |
| 26 | This section first compares prevalence in Wirral with the few studies of rates of opioid use in other parts of the UK , and then turns to an examination of the characteristics of opioid users in different areas . |
| 27 | I had been in Styal for a few months and I kept putting in for an open prison , but they kept saying no . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , exactly — ’ she hrumphed some more — ‘ I said she was still going to be in Maidstone for a few days though we were thinking of moving her to a private hospital . |
| 29 | A few years ago no … came away from Pontypool without a few bruises and a thorough beating by the famous front row … those days have long gone … |
| 30 | The kit is going on sale in Britain in a few months for around £14,000 and takes between 500 and 1,000 hours to complete . |