Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Jake fingered the paperweight idly as he continued , ‘ It had probably been developing for a few days . |
| 32 | ‘ We 've never done this before have we , love , ’ Dan said , remembering after a few yards to change onto the correct side of the road . |
| 33 | South-East Gully can be entered from a lower point , so dispensing with a few feet of scrambling above the climbs . |
| 34 | His move towards contracting led to his being awarded the contract for the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway in 1855 , reaching his home village a year later and passing within a few yards of his first contract , the iron bridge . |
| 35 | All savour the wonderful position and the advantage of living within a few minutes of the A55 Expressway , with fast journey times in both directions . |
| 36 | A small army of workers will be moving into C&A to start shop fitting in a few weeks ' time . |
| 37 | For stable samples we rarely need to obtain spectra in a hurry , and commercial spectrometers generally operate on timescales ranging from a few minutes to several hours . |
| 38 | Faulting takes place through sudden , rapid movements over distances ranging from a few centimetres to several metres . |
| 39 | ‘ Despite several rests ranging from a few days up to a whole week , I could n't shake off the injury and it just got worse . |
| 40 | The amount of venom injected varies from species to species , ranging from a few microlitres in highly venomous sea snakes to six or seven millilitres in the diamondback rattlers and pit vipers . |
| 41 | It will separate and purify molecules ranging from a few milligrams to several grams from solution . |
| 42 | ‘ I think that it is tremendous that the Australian Wine Bureau is offering so many people the chance to play tennis competitively at great venues and I am looking forward to passing on a few tips to the winners — before joining them in a celebratory glass of Australian wine . ’ |
| 43 | Even if the committee agree to a grant , it ca n't be more than a couple of thousand — not enough to keep you going for a few months . |
| 44 | Although he made a huge bonfire of his papers and correspondence in 1916 , and kept it going for a few days , Edward preserved all her letters along with his notebooks . |
| 45 | Jack and Alison were going for a few days to Amsterdam . |
| 46 | I would n't , I would n't mind going for a few days |
| 47 | Uplands kept its wholesaling operation going for a few years after I left , but it does n't exist any more ; I think the day of the really small wholesaler is gone . ’ |
| 48 | They will also be able to supply you with a list of suitable short-term homes for the elderly in your area , to which your parent might consider going for a few weeks each year in order that you may have a holiday , if there is no other member of the family who could take over your responsibilities in your absence . |
| 49 | The three of them talked politely about horses and racing for a few minutes , before Kelly decided it was time to leave . |
| 50 | Ten a.m. , 24th July ; just finished breakfast with the mortar team and relaxing for a few minutes over a mug of hot tea discussing the number of casualties after the heavy shelling last night . |
| 51 | Sandwiched between the pair is a vast array of goods , ranging from the luxurious to the novel , the exorbitantly priced to those selling for a few pounds . |
| 52 | I was on time but kept waiting for a few minutes so that the assembled Health Authority Chairmen and administrators could pass a motion condemning the Government 's offer as divisive . |
| 53 | After I had been kept waiting for a few moments in an ante-room , I was ushered into the main boardroom where Dr Barton and six colleagues were seated around a long , rectangular , polished table . |
| 54 | There is also the safety aspect : if you have bad lighting or dangerously worn carpet on part of the staircase , waiting for a few years to tackle the problem because it is all part of the grand plan could prove very false economy indeed . |
| 55 | On waking , try staying in bed on waking for a few minutes and let your mind try to recall . |
| 56 | It was as if , thought the queen-dowager fancifully , the world had stopped turning for a few moments , immobilised by the enormity of her action . |
| 57 | It was nearly dark when we left Fontanellato and , with no lights about , it was hard to know where we were going after a few kilometres . |
| 58 | People going with a few items from their attic . |
| 59 | On Friday night Alan had met his project deadline , and spent the evening in the pub , celebrating with a few others from his course . |
| 60 | Well there 's a thing going round a few years ago were n't there with these models , just pay for them to go out there |