Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Minimal effort was made to assist peasants in improving their farming methods : the attempts in this direction of a few dynamic zemstvos only highlighted how little was being done in the Empire as a whole . |
| 2 | This is because they can include additional short irradiations for elements with isotopes of very short half-lives , from a few minutes to a few hours , although this increases the analyst 's work . |
| 3 | They would rather continue earning this money for a few years with the hope of becoming financially independent , thus broadening their options and opportunities . |
| 4 | Market loans consist of a variety of different loans from a few hours to a few weeks , mainly to other banks or to financial institutions such as the discount houses which specialize in short-term lending and borrowing . |
| 5 | Either way , a whole house-shell could be put up in a few hours by a few successive foam-formings of the main walls and pillars . |
| 6 | Hitherto such emphasis and recognition have not been current , nor , I believe , has there been sufficiently widespread recognition of the need to spread the information we have to those who should use it — it may therefore be appropriate to end this chapter with a few rude questions . |
| 7 | I will not insult you by asking you to be my servant , Burkett , but nevertheless I could use a good man to drive this coach down to Grasmere , get me some fishing over a few days , be prepared to go the odd errand — about a week in all I would guess . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll bring you some tea in a few minutes , ’ he said . |
| 9 | It was a few feet by a few feet with a bench to sit on . |
| 10 | ‘ That 's a patch of grass a few feet by a few feet , ’ I informed him , suddenly aware that Mr Palmer had never visited Chelsea Terrace in his life . |
| 11 | Such a person should , I think , be prepared to act in this capacity for a few years to ensure continuity . |
| 12 | The chemistry of this process with a few modifications , will probably form the basis of future gasification plants . |
| 13 | I had a sudden mental image of a figure on Bowfell moulding this revelation onto a few square centimetres of film , rushing from one spot to the next , barking rapidly into a tape recorder . |
| 14 | Look , I 'm going to be snarled up in another meeting in a few minutes . |
| 15 | These have short periods , from a few days to a few weeks . |
| 16 | Later we can have a chat about this business over a few drinks . ’ |
| 17 | This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months . |
| 18 | In the Sheriff Court the adjustment period can range from a few weeks to a few months , depending on the whim of the Sheriff . |
| 19 | She could contain her dislike for this character for a few days , could n't she ? |
| 20 | I rose this morning after a few days of calm without mystical experience and I walked through a steep valley in a golden light of dawn that was like a rich but transparent garment covering all things . |
| 21 | We mere peasant members are asked , in practice if not in theory , merely to murmur reverentially a few names of a few decent people into a few of the proper ears , who will then look after everything for us . |
| 22 | ‘ An Army lorry is due along this road in a few minutes . |
| 23 | He wanted a few answers to a few riddles . |
| 24 | The PAT dogs article by Alan Combes ( Dogs Today , February ) had caused some concern for a few owners . |
| 25 | If they made the bead taste bitter , by dipping it in alcohol , or quinine , or the pungent methylanthranilate , then the chick would peck once , show disgust by shaking its head vigorously and wiping its beak on the floor of its pen , and then back away , refusing to peck at a similar but dry bead offered any time from a few seconds to a few days subsequently . |
| 26 | West Mercia police are checking for possible links between the Telford incident and another close by a few weeks ago when a horse was slashed . |
| 27 | Instead they were shunted to another bank for a few days . |
| 28 | I 'll get you some food in a few minutes , but first let's have your shoe and stocking off . ’ |
| 29 | Sharing the beauty and tranquillity of this location with a few other houses , a former farm building was initially converted into a restaurant in about 1970 and rapidly acquired local fame thanks to the good cooking and the able management of the owner who gave it his own name ‘ Leonetto ’ . |
| 30 | Most species are a few centimetres to a few tens of centimetres long . |