Example sentences of "[det] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It shows that the public is beginning to realise that for a few pounds spent on car security they can protect their second most expensive purchase , ’ he said . |
| 2 | ‘ It shows that the public is beginning to realise that for a few pounds spent on car security they can protect their second most expensive purchase . ’ |
| 3 | Then , after going on like that for a few minutes he took my hand and said , ‘ Faith you were absolutely rubbish ! ’ with that famous dead-pan expression . |
| 4 | So after a week he takes away the bandage , removes the bit of radium , sure enough there 's a bright red radiation burn on his forearm but apart from that he feels fine , he does n't feel ill , he obviously has n't died , er so he said well I 'll leave that for a few weeks and monitor my , my health and see if there 's any long term affects from this exposure to , to radiation . |
| 5 | He remained like that for a few seconds longer , while they tied his wrists to a pair of iron rings bolted into the wall , and then they let him go and left him dangling there — half in , half out of the river . |
| 6 | He seemed to consider that for a few seconds and then replied , ‘ Maria Luisa needed me around . ’ |
| 7 | They stayed like that for a few seconds , both breathing hard , their mouths almost touching . |
| 8 | What I 'm worried about at the moment is that large numbers of people are buying computers , especially some of the cheaper ones , and my prediction is that after a few weeks , they get put into cupboards , and are n't used , because they are so unfriendly , so hard to use , whereas in principle computers could be very powerful and useful devices in the home . |
| 9 | Try saying that after a few gins . |
| 10 | Nigel considered this for a few moments and then he said , ‘ Tell you what . |
| 11 | After thinking about this for a few minutes , he said , ‘ No ; it must be imagination . ’ |
| 12 | He held her like this for a few seconds and then , suddenly , the oddly predatory look left his face and his hands dropped to his sides . |
| 13 | He sometimes wondered if it was not Blanche 's ability to daydream like this for a few seconds a day , the power to see beauty in apparent ugliness , that was the key to her resilience . |
| 14 | He pondered the implications of this for a few days , uncertain whether to welcome it or feel alarmed . |
| 15 | Do this for a few days ( see figure 4 ) . |
| 16 | Could you leave this for a few days until I 'm fresher ? ’ |
| 17 | They had been fucking like this for a few months , slyly , without letting on to the outside world . |
| 18 | We stared at one another for a few seconds . |
| 19 | Its policy on Europe could best be described as jerking from one extreme to another within a few years , at one moment leaving the European Community altogether and in the next being willing to sign up to anything for which the EC asks ; at one moment supporting the closed shop and in the next denigrating it . |
| 20 | She had done this before a few times perhaps , but not that many times . |
| 21 | When I inquired after the baptism he said he had been mistaken , it had been yesterday , but that there would be another in a few days and , anyway , who needed a baptism to enjoy themselves ? |
| 22 | If the user only wishes to produce text on the system and is prepared to restrict this to a few styles and sizes then such a device is perfectly adequate . |
| 23 | ( 1 would suggest that you do this over a few days as the list may well vary according to the mood you are in . ) |
| 24 | No one wants to shoot birds , but we must balance the survival of an entire species against that of a few individuals |
| 25 | ‘ Nevertheless , the atmosphere today compared to that of a few weeks ago is more conducive to a satisfactory settlement , ’ concluded Donald . |
| 26 | These people , I remarked , could pull out of their pockets , thoughtlessly , as much money for a round of drinks as most single parents have to live on for a week ; could pay as much for a few hours ’ sleep as a Third World peasant and his family have to live , or die , on for a year . |
| 27 | Medical diagnoses covered a range of conditions , including dehydration ( 11 patients ) , sepsis ( 13 ) , intrinsic renal disease ( seven ) , and haematological disease ( eight ) , or a combination of these in a few cases . |
| 28 | Alternatively , you might break the goal down into smaller mini-goals , and spread these over a few weeks . |
| 29 | Answer the following questions , each with a few lines of explanation . |
| 30 | Modern brick and concrete duplexes squatted here and there along the road , each with a few rows of vines trained along wires suspended from concrete posts behind them . |