Example sentences of "[det] [prep] [art] [det] [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 | That Alex Wyllie , the grizzled New Zealand coach , regards this as the All Blacks ' most important tour since the Cup is a tribute not to the Welsh but to the necessity of bringing through the next generation of players . |
| 19 | We stared at one another for a few seconds . |
| 20 | Chapter 31 , Personal Reference Libraries , identifies some of the many dictionaries now available to aid the researcher , and those listed are recommended as desirable if not downright essential . |
| 21 | There were gifts and handshakes on the top floor of Hinton House as Sir christopher Bade farewell to some of the many friends he has made during his six-year chairmanship . |
| 22 | Just how consistent it is with the prevailing relationship of disabled people to our able-bodied society comes clear when you look at some of the many questions which can be raised . |
| 23 | At a joint news conference yesterday with Tokyo 's governor , Shunichi Suzuki , he turned quickly to some of the many differences between the sister cities , and omitted a line from a prepared statement that had said ‘ Tokyo and New York are more alike than any two cities on the face of the earth . ’ |
| 24 | This booklet covers some of the many services available and more importantly how to make use of them . |
| 25 | This booklet covers some of the many services available and more importantly how to make use of them . |
| 26 | Another example of the reaction 's impact would be the use of polymerase chain reaction to overcome some of the many problems inherent in analysing messenger RNA ( mRNA ) by classic techniques . |
| 27 | Attempts to solve some of the many problems which arise are not made easier by the many changes currently being made in Social Security , the introduction of the Community Charge and the new housing legislation . |
| 28 | Some of the many changes include replacing existing lighting with low watt bulbs , using solar energy , introduction of low-flow shower heads , use of salt water in lavatories in some areas , replacement of disposable crockery with china and glassware and paper napkins with linen , promotion of draft rather than bottled beer , a purchasing policy favouring recyclable packaging . |
| 29 | From this examination of some of the many patterns of family life which exist in Britain in the 1980s it can be seen that traditional views of the family are unsupported by research findings . |
| 30 | In his first letter from there he makes a significant little admission to Theo , and encloses a sketch : ‘ I should like to begin making hasty sketches of some of the many things I meet … but as it would probably keep me from my real work it is better not to start . ’ |