Example sentences of "[art] few [noun pl] or [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | West Country Living : A few hours or a few weeks before the mast With air like this , it 's a sin not to get out into it . |
| 2 | fix it firmly at the vase with a few stitches or a spot of glue and pull it round the ‘ neck ’ by winding a thread round it ( you 'll have a few small folds here ) . |
| 3 | He will normally find that this assumes the shape of a pyramid , with a broad base of people who had only 1 or 2 hearths tapering to a few persons or a single individual who owned a disproportionate share of the wealth . |
| 4 | Women were just becoming visible in men 's researches : meriting a few pages or a special chapter ( Nichols and Armstrong , 1976 ) . |
| 5 | A few apricots or a slice of bread will not by themselves supply that much iron . |
| 6 | There was also the occasional case of petty theft , street fighting or traffic offences which often ended up with a plea of Guilty and a fine of a few dollars or a short period in goal . |
| 7 | In some homes it is possible to stay for a few days or a week at a time either occasionally or on a regular basis . |
| 8 | If there is no luck after a few days or the child is showing antagonism to the potty then the parent should leave the training for a few more weeks . |
| 9 | In addition , these holiday centres are increasingly catering for second holidays — a few nights or a week or so spent off-season — taken in addition to the main holiday abroad . |
| 10 | ‘ It has got to a stage where I am not looking ahead to what might happen in a few weeks or a few months . |
| 11 | At present , however , there is a student gap , which may last for a few weeks or a few months , separating the exemptions from the day on which a person enrols on a full-time course of education . |
| 12 | Before the 1965 Immigration Act , Mirpuri and Bengali families would send their sons to England for a few months or a few years at a time . |
| 13 | Although change in weight is very noticeable after a few months or a year , it simply is not detectable by just looking at physical shape on a daily basis . |
| 14 | Even with just a small balcony , a few steps or a tiny patio , your choice of containers is considerably enlarged , thereby increasing the amount of plants you can grow for pressing . |