Example sentences of "[art] [det] [noun pl] or [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My guess would be that they are the same advisers or perhaps from the same coterie of advisers . |
| 2 | Thus microclimate effects can have major short-term implications for local populations ( such as those brought about by the photochemical smogs of Los Angeles ) , are often applicable only over areas of a few hectares or less and may operate on a diurnal cycle . |
| 3 | Leave to dry for a few hours or overnight . |
| 4 | Given that conditions had changed greatly in forty years , and that ‘ the right to know ’ had in every walk of life assumed paramount importance , it seemed nevertheless unrealistic — even allowing for the vastly different scale of the conflict — for relatives of servicemen to protest at lack of information over but a few days or even hours . |
| 5 | They must be able to cope with aridity , high daily and seasonal temperature ranges , seasonal swings in photoperiod from long days to long nights , and a growing season ranging in length from three to four months on the polar fringes to a few days or even hours in higher latitudes . |
| 6 | ‘ Just for a few days or so … something to ease the pain ? ’ |
| 7 | Unlike the 19th century bill , the contemporary bill of lading often does not arrive at the port of destination or transhipment prior to the arrival of the goods , especially when the maritime journey lasts a few days or less . |
| 8 | They may concede that there may be frictional teething problems lasting a few years or even a few decades but argue that these are overcome eventually . |
| 9 | As the requirements of our living spaces alter , and more efficient central heating and draught-proofing keep our homes warm throughout , it 's tempting to get rid of a few doors or even eyeless to give our homes a more spacious feel . |
| 10 | In the case of well-motivated students with a high aptitude , the learning rate may be increased by one and a half times or even more , according to Valette and Disick . |
| 11 | After my marriage I used to go to Africa every one and a half years or so . |
| 12 | Perhaps ‘ end of term ’ reports on individual authorities and schools after their first two and a half years or so of implementing the 1981 Act ( when the research data were finally gathered ) would range from commenting , ‘ Encouraging progress has been made ’ , through the ubiquitous ‘ Could do better ’ to ‘ Disappointing work . |
| 13 | The Archbishop , who has throughout er the last er three and a half years or more , since Terry Waite was kidnapped , he and the hostage families have stayed very much in touch with each other and they have supported each other and he agrees with them now that the Government , on this particular question , is wrong . |
| 14 | As the submarine nosed around the island 's waters for three days , often making one and a half knots or less , there were a number of unanswered questions . |
| 15 | In a typical Strombolian eruption , basaltic lava is again involved , but it is not quite as fluid as in the Hawaiian eruptions and gas escape takes place spasmodically in minor explosions every few minutes or so , sometimes rhythmically and predictably , sometimes irregularly . |
| 16 | ‘ You 're not seriously going to tell me that a relationship like that just ends , when the guy still meets your mother every few weeks or so ? ’ |
| 17 | Every few seconds or so she squeezed a hard rubber shape that the blood bank nurse had given her , an action which would pump the blood faster into the cannula , through plastic tubing and into the attached plastic bag , which was slowly filling . |