Example sentences of "[det] [noun] to a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | These have short periods , from a few days to a few weeks . |
| 4 | This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months . |
| 5 | In the Sheriff Court the adjustment period can range from a few weeks to a few months , depending on the whim of the Sheriff . |
| 6 | He wanted a few answers to a few riddles . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Most species are a few centimetres to a few tens of centimetres long . |
| 9 | The length of the repairs to be done with the flagstones will vary from several miles to a few hundred yards , and they will be laid with the help of local authorities , volunteers and environmental associations . |